The Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has dissolved the board of the State’s Microfinance Agency with immediate effect.
In a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday evening by the Head of Service, Dr. Inyingi Brown, the Governor announced the immediate appointment of Pastor Jonathan Tobin as the acting managing director of the agency.
The statement said: “The Rivers State Governor hereby announces the dissolution of the Board of the Rivers State Microfinance Agency and the immediate appointment of Pastor Jonathan Tobin as the Acting Managing Director of the Agency.”
The members of the defunct board were consequently advised to “hand over all properties and assets of the Board in their possession to the Acting Managing Director of the Agency.”
The statement added that Governor Fubara will “in due course reconstitute the Board.”
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Meanwhile, Governor Fubara swore in a new permanent secretary, Mr. Austin Ezekiel-Hart, charging him to remain “unwavering in professionalism,” uphold the values of the civil service, and “shun any act of illegality” in the discharge of his responsibilities.
Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony at the Government House, Port Harcourt, Fubara reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to “due process and integrity,” stressing that the civil service must remain the “backbone of good governance.”
Reflecting on past challenges, the Governor lamented that some permanent secretaries failed to safeguard due process during the period of emergency rule and instead engaged in actions that undermined the service’s principles.
He warned that “such conduct is unacceptable and that erring officials would ultimately be held accountable.”
Fubara specifically praised Ezekiel-Hart for his professionalism and refusal to compromise his integrity despite pressures, noting that his principled stance and steadfastness earned him the new appointment.
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