Port Harcourt, Rivers state – Chidi Amadi, the Chief of Staff (CoS) to Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state, has reportedly resigned.
As reported by The Punch on Thursday morning, January 11, the commissioner for information and communications, Joseph Johnson, confirmed Amadi’s resignation.
This is coming amid a months-long political crisis rocking Rivers state.
Johnson said Governor Fubara would announce a replacement for Amadi, a loyalist of the immediate past governor Nyesom Wike, at the appropriate time.
He said:
“The former Chief of Staff, Hon Chidi Amadi, has resigned. The governor will announce another Chief of Staff at the appropriate time.
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“It is the prerogative of the governor to appoint when he wants it. He will tell us and we will announce it and you will also get the release to that effect.”
‘Present Chief of Staff appointed by Wike’ – Source
Earlier, reported that following rumours that Edison Ogerenye Ehie, who resigned as the factional Speaker of the state house of assembly, has been appointed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara as his Chief of Staff, a source close to him (Ehie) spoke.
As reported by Daily Trust on Thursday, January 4, Ehie was being pencilled in to replace Amadi as the Chief of Staff to Governor Fubara. Wike is the current minister of the federal capital territory (FCT).
The source, who asked not to be named, warned that Ehie’s rumoured appointment as Chief of Staff to the Rivers governor will open another phase of crisis between Messrs Fubara and Wike.
More to come…
