The Victor Oko-Jumbo-led lawmakers in Rivers State on Monday, July 8, held a plenary, screened and confirmed Governor Siminialayi Fubara‘s commissioner nominee, Emmanuel Onengiye-Ofori Frank-Fubara.
The screening and confirmation followed a letter sent by Fubara to Oko-Jumbo, requesting the House to confirm Frank-Fubara as a commissioner to serve in the Rivers State Executive Council.
Oko-Jumbo, while reading the letter during plenary at the temporary facility used for Legislative business in Government House Port Harcourt on Monday, said Fubara sent the request pursuant to Section 192 of the 1999 Constitution as amended.
During the screening, Frank-Fubara explained that he hails from Abonnema Town in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, adding that he had been in legal practice for 26 years where he managed his private legal chamber in Port Harcourt after being called to bar in 1998.
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Frank-Fubara also said that having served on many boards and committees in the public sector, he would bring his wealth of experience to his new appointment if confirmed and sworn in, adding that he would discharge his duties creditably with unalloyed commitment.
The House later reverted to the business of plenary where they openly debated on two bills: the Rivers State Emergency Management Agency Bill, 2024; and the Rivers State Transport Company Reform Bill, 2024.
The lawmakers passed the two bills through a second reading and committed them to the committee stage to allow for further detailed examination with instruction to conduct public hearings and report the outcome to the House in the next two weeks.