The Rivers State House of Assembly has dropped four of the nine commissioner-nominees, including a professor, submitted to it by Governor Siminalayi Fubara for screening and confirmation.
The House, however, cleared five of the nominees as commissioners-designate after a rigorous screening process that lasted for over two hours.
Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule, who presided over plenary on Monday, disclosed this in his summation after listening to motions moved and seconded from his colleagues who either opposed or supported the nominations before the House.
Amaewhule said the nominees rejected were based on their poor performance during their screening and issues including petitions surrounding their nominations.
He stated, “Distinguished colleagues, we have nine nominees forwarded to this Assembly by the governor. At the end of the screening exercise the House has confirmed five of them.
“And four of them the House has chosen to take a deep breath given their poor performance and controversies surrounding either their documents and they have not been able to show this august assembly that they are indeed prepared to serve Rivers State or that they are able.
“And we feel that they are not square pegs in square holes for the offices that they intend to occupy in the Rivers State Executive Council.
