The Rivers State House of Assembly has confirmed receipt of the list of commissioner-nominees from Governor Siminalayi Fubara and invited nine of the nominees for screening and confirmation.
The submission of the list by the governor comes about three weeks after he sacked eight commissioners who were not affected by the Supreme Court judgment recognising Martin Amaewhule as the authentic Speaker of the Assembly.
Fubara also dismissed all his special advisers.
The list of the nine commissioners is believed to be the first batch, with more names expected in the cabinet.
The invitation of the nine commissioner-nominees was contained in a government special announcement dated March 3, signed by the Clerk of the House, Dr Emeka Amadi.
The statement read: “The Rivers State House of Assembly hereby invites nominees for appointment as commissioners and members of the Rivers State Executive Council to submit forty (40) sets of their Curriculum vitae, photocopies of credentials and evidence of compliance with tax obligations.
“The nominees are: Professor Datonye Alasia, Mr Tonye Bellgam, Professor Temple Nwofor, Dr Peters Nwagor, Mrs Charity Deemua, Tamuno Williams, Mr Lekue Kenneth, Otonye Amachree and Amairigha Edward Hart.
