Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara screened eight commissioner-nominees presented to them by the governor.

According to a letter by the assembly’s Clerk, Dr. G, N Gillis-West, the nominees were invited to appear before the House.

Gillis-West said the nominees are to appear before the House at the State House of Assembly auditorium, Admin Block, Government House, Port Harcourt, the state capital.

The letter, titled ‘Public Announcement,’ read, ‘The Rivers State House of Assembly hereby invites the following commissioner-nominees for screening and confirmation as members of the Rivers State Executive Council.”

“The nominees are expected to come along with 12 sets of their Curriculum Vitae and the originals and photocopies of their credentials,” the letter added.

It listed the nominees as Charles Beke, Collins Onunwo, Solomon Eke, Dr. Peter Medee, Eloka Amadi, Basoene Benibo, Tambari Gbara, and Dr. Ovy Chukwuma.

The House, led by factional Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo, is expected to screen the nominees by 10 a.m.

 This is the second time the House of Assembly loyal to Fubara will be screening commissioner-nominees since it emerged as a parallel legislative house