Oko-Jumbo-led Rivers Assembly confirms Fubara’s RSBoPP chairman appointment

The Rivers State House of Assembly, under the leadership of Victor Oko-Jumbo, has confirmed Lawrence Oko-Jaja, SAN, as the Chairman of the Board of the Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement (RSBoPP).

In addition to Oko-Jaja, eight other nominees were screened and confirmed as board members during a plenary session held on Friday at the House of Assembly Auditorium, located within the Administrative Block of the Rivers State Government House in Port Harcourt.

The confirmation follows a letter from Governor Siminalayi Fubara, which was read by Oko-Jumbo during the session.

The newly confirmed board members include Dr. Ernest Ibekwe Ekwe, Dr. Mina Ogbanga, Iseleye Amachree, Adokiye Oyagiri, Gift Alex-Hart, Mrs. Grace Osaronu, and Selinah Amoniea.

The governor in the letter said: “Request for screening and confirmation of the members of the Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement; pursuant to the provisions of Section 1, Sub-Section 4 of the Rivers State Public Procurement Law No. 4 of 2008.

“It is my pleasure to forward the under-listed nominees to the Rivers State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation as members of the Board of Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement.”

During the screening, the nominees promised to bring their wealth of experience in moving the state forward concerning government policy implementation.

Oko-Jaja assured that if confirmed, the board under his watch would ensure value for money for goods and services contracted by the state government.

Oko-Jumbo advised the nominees to always know that they would hold their trust and loyalty to the state government to seamlessly harmonise best practices with quality performance while enforcing probity and accountability in all procurements handled by the Bureau.

The lawmakers by voice votes confirmed the nominees describing them as fitting for their appointments.

The House adjourned the sitting to September 4, 2024.