Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State took the political crisis in the state a notch higher by declaring his intention to probe the administration of his predecessor and godfather, Nyesom Wike.
Recall that Fubara served as theAccountant-General of the state during Wike’s administration.
He said that a judicial panel of inquiry would investigate how the affairs of governance were conducted before he assumed office on May 29, last year.
He spoke during the inauguration of Mr. Dagogo Israel Iboroma (SAN) as Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
Iboroma replaced Prof. Zaccheaus Adangor, who was reassigned to Special Duties before he resigned.
Iboroma was sworn in after the screening by the three-member House of Assembly presided over by Victor Oko-Jumbo.
The governor said the Attorney-General was brought on board at a critical time to tackle the legal matters confronting his administration with bravery and courage.
He said: “My brother, Dagogo Iboroma, you are going to be the brand new Attorney-General of our dear State. SSG, give him his letter, he is the Attorney-General.
“Why are we bringing you at this very critical time? We have a lot of issues around us. We believe that you are not going to be the one that when they send service to you, you go and file “nolle prosequi” (a formal notice of discontinuance) or you go and file one thing that would kill us here.
“Let me also say this. You have a big task. We will be setting up a judicial panel of inquiry to investigate the affairs of governance. So, brace up, I am not going back on it.
“Please, defend us. We know that you are going to defend us because your record is clean. You are a gentleman and peaceful. You are not a noise maker. People like you are endowed, and they have the fear of God.”
