Breaking: Rivers State Governor Fubara Appoints New SSG
- Governor Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the appointment of Benibo Anabraba as the new secretary to the Rivers state government (SSG)
- Anabraba, a former minority leader of the Rivers state house of assembly who represented Akuku-Toru Constituency II, replaces Tammy Danagogo
- Danagogo had served in the position from the tenure of former Governor Nyesom Wike to the first two years of the Fubara administration
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Port Harcourt, Rivers state - Governor Siminialayi Fubara of Rivers has appointed Benibo Anabraba as the new secretary to the state government (SSG).
As reported by The Nation, the appointment was announced in a statement on Monday, October 13, by Honour Sirawoo, the permanent secretary of the ministry of information and communications.
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Benibo Anabraba emerges new Rivers' SSG
Channels Television also noted the development.
The statement reads:
“His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, Governor of Rivers State, has approved the appointment of Hon Benibo Anabraba as Secretary to the Rivers State Government.
“The new Secretary to Rivers State Government will be sworn in by His Excellency, on Monday, October 13, 2025, by 4pm at the State Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt”.
Fubara gives ultimatum for road completion
Meanwhile, Governor Fubara has issued a one-month ultimatum to Raffoul Nigeria Limited, the construction company handling the 6.5-kilometre Woji–Aleto–Alesa–Refinery Road, to complete the long-delayed project or face termination of the contract.
Governor Fubara gave the directive on Friday, October 10, during an unscheduled inspection visit to the project site, accompanied by the permanent secretary of the ministry of special projects, Hebron Wisdom.
Per a statement by Fubara's media team, the governor, who was displeased with the pace of work, expressed disappointment over the contractor’s performance despite multiple variations granted to ensure completion of the road and its 200-metre bridge.
Fubara said:
“We came to visit one of our sites, and I must say I feel highly disappointed. This project was awarded about June, 2020, by my predecessor. I even went as far as giving them two variations to enable them achieve a good proportion of this job. But to my greatest surprise, there is no progress to show for it.”
The governor noted that the project had been evaluated and cancelled under the previous emergency administration, but added he had given Raffoul another opportunity to deliver within the deadline.
Governor Fubara, however, warned that he would revert to the earlier government position, if the company fails to complete the work within one month.
He said:
“If they can’t complete this job in the next one month, I will stick to that position of the administrator as at when the emergency rule was on in the state."
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Fubara sacks commissioners, others
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Governor Fubara sacked all commissioners and other public officers “affected by the Supreme Court judgement” that nullified some of the governor’s decisions.
The governor made the decision during a valedictory session he held with his cabinet in Port Harcourt.
Fubara thanked members of his cabinet for their services and contributions to the state’s development in the last two years.
Source: Legit.ng
