Rivers Assembly screens, confirms Oko-Jaja, seven others for BOPP Board 

Tasks Members To Put State’s Interest First
Rivers State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed Lawrence Oko-Jaja (SAN) as Chairman of the Board of Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement (RSBoPP).

Also screened and confirmed were Dr. Ernest Ibekwe Ekwe, Dr. Mina Ogbanga, Iseleye Amachree, Adokiye Oyagiri, Gift Alex-Hart, Mrs. Grace Osaronu and Selinah Amonieah, who will serve as members.

The eight nominees had appeared for screening before the lawmakers shortly after the reading of the letter sent by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to the Speaker, Victor Oko-Jumbo, requesting the House to determine their suitability for appointment as members of the board.

Speaker of the House, Oko-Jumbo, read the letter by the governor during plenary on Friday.

During the screening, the nominees responded to how they would use their wealth of experience in moving the state forward in relation to government policy implementation, with Oko-Jaja assuring that if confirmed, the board under their watch would ensure value for money for goods and services contracted by the state government.

In his remarks, the Speaker advised the nominees to always know that they owe their trust and loyalty to the state government.

Shortly after the nominees were led out of the floor of the Assembly by the Sergeant-at-Arms, David Wariboko, the lawmakers confirmed the nominees one after the other as fitting for the appointment by voice vote.

With the confirmation, Oko-Jumbo directed the Clerk, Dr G. M. Gillis-West, to convey the resolution of the House to the governor.

The House, thereafter, adjourned its sitting to Wednesday, September 4, 2024.