…laments non-payment of salary, allocation of portfolio
Engineer Chukwuemeka Woke, a commissioner-designate in the cabinet of Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has resigned after he was appointed as the managing director and chief executive officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority.
A presidential aide, Ajuri Ngelale on Thursday in Abuja made the announcement.
Following his latest appointment, the politician resigned from his position in Fubara’s cabinet, lamenting that he had not received a portfolio or salary since his appointment by the governor.
Woke was re-nominated by Fubara and was confirmed by the State House of Assembly after the Presidential Peace Proclamation in Rivers State.
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However, he has not been allowed to function since his appointment and confirmation as the governor failed to assign a portfolio to the engineer.
In his resignation letter, he wrote, “Consequently, the Oath of Office and Allegiance was administered on my by Your Excellency on 26th of January, 2024. However, I was not assigned any portfolio and no salary or allowance was paid to me.
“His Excellency, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, the President and Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, has graciously appointed me to serve in his government as the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun-Osun River Basin Development Authority.
“In view of the above, I hereby resign my appointment as a commissioner in your cabinet to enable me answer this call to national duty.”
