Reasons Rivers Attorney-General resigned emerges

The Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Rivers State, Zacchaeus Adangor, has stated the reason for his resignation from his position.

His resignation is coming in a new twist in the political crisis in the state.

Allnews.ng recalls that the political turmoil in the state has been evident with recent events, including the defection of 25 lawmakers from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Subsequently, the state assembly complex was demolished by the government, and seats of the defecting lawmakers were declared vacant.

The reason for Adangor’s resignation is contained in a letter addressed to Governor Siminalayi Fubara.

The resignation of the Attorney General might not be unconnected to the crisis in the state between the governor of the state and former governor of the state, Nyesom Wike who is the current FCT Minister.

The letter from Adangor reads, “I hereby give Your Excellency Notice of my resignation as the Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Rivers State with effect from the date of this letter.

“For the avoidance of doubt, my resignation from the said office is based on personal principles

“I wish to thank your Excellency for the opportunity and privilege granted me to serve in your administration as a member of the cabinet. My family and I are indebted to your Excellency in gratitude.

“I wish your Excellency a successful tenure. Please accept the assurances of my highest regards always.”

Adangor’s resignation adds a new dimension to the political crisis in the state, and it is speculated that the ongoing tensions between the current governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and former governor Nyesom Wike, who is the current FCT Minister, might have played a role.

On Wednesday, after the assembly complex was demolished by the state government, Edison Ehie, speaker of the Rivers assembly who is loyal to Fubara, declared the seats of the lawmakers who defected vacant.

Fubara thereafter presented the state’s N800 billion budget of ‘Renewed Hope, Consolidation and Continuity’, to five members of the assembly in government house.

Adangor was Rivers’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice under the administration of Nyesom Wike, who was governor from May 2015 to May 2023.