Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has named a new Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and a new Chief of Staff at Government House, Port Harcourt.
According to a statement issued on Thursday, the governor appointed Dagogo Wokoma as the new SSG and Mr Sunny Ewule as his new Chief of Staff.
The appointments were contained in a Special Government Announcement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onwuka Nzeshi, and made available to journalists.
According to the statement, the two appointments take immediate effect.
No reason was given for the removal of the former occupants of the offices.
It added that the new appointees will be sworn in at 2pm at Government House, Port Harcourt.
The statement read, “The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has appointed Dr Dagogo S.A. Wokoma as the Secretary to the State Government and Barrister Sunny Ewule as the Chief of Staff.
“Both appointments are with immediate effect. The new appointees will be sworn in at 2:00 p.m. today, Thursday, February 26, 2026.
“The swearing-in ceremony will take place at the Executive Council Chamber, Government House, Port Harcourt.”
The new SSG replaces Mr Benibo Anabraba, while the new Chief of Staff replaces Edison Ehie.
Ehie’s position had earlier been a subject of speculation since President Bola Tinubu first intervened in the political crisis rocking the state, with sources claiming he had been acting in the capacity behind the scenes.
The new appointments are believed to be a fallout of the recent reconciliation between Fubara and his former political ally, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, after Tinubu intervened to halt the planned impeachment of the governor by the Rivers State House of Assembly and brokered peace between the two leaders.
The Speaker of the Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, during plenary last week, said the House had officially withdrawn its impeachment proceedings against Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, following the President’s intervention.
Fubara recently dissolved his cabinet of eight commissioners and relieved all his Special Advisers of their duties.
The PUNCH