BREAKING: Rivers Attorney-General Resigns

Professor Zacchaeus Adangor has resigned from his positions as Rivers state’s attorney general and commissioner of justice.

Adangor informed Governor Similanayi Fubara in his resignation letter dated December 14, 2023, that he chose not to serve in the government out of personal conviction.

Adangor, who was a member of Fubara’s predecessor Nyesom Wike’s government, expressed gratitude to the governor for recognizing his suitability for the position.

The resignation comes on the heels of the demolition of the State House of Assembly at the instance of Fubara and presentation of the 2024 budget to four pro-Fubara lawmakers led by Edison Ehie.

His statement reads, “I hereby give Your Excellency Notice of my resignation as the Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Rivers State with effect from the date of this letter

“For the avoidance of doubt, from the said office is based on personal principles,”

Details shortly…