Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has vowed to set-up a judicial panel of inquiry to investigate how the affairs of governance were conducted in the State before he assumed office.
Fubara gave the hint at the swearing-in of the new Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Dagogo Israel Iboroma, (SAN), at Government House, Port Harcourt, yesterday.
The Governor said he was bringing the Attorney-General on board at a critical time when there were lots of legal matters that needed to be tackled, with bravery and courage.
He said, “Let me 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”.
Fubara reiterated that though he thought the political crisis he considered as problem within a family would have been resolved, he regrets that there is no headway.
The Governor emphasised that though it was unfortunate, his administration had moved forward because there is now a well-constituted State House of Assembly to discharge legislative duties, and a seasoned lawyer appointed as the Attorney-General.
Fubara took a swipe at a former Attorney-General, Prof. Zaccheaus Adangor, accusing him of sabotaging the same administration he served.
The Governor also said that God does not make mistakes when He elevates any person to whatever level, and dismissed talks to that effect.
