Professor Zacchaeus Adangor has resigned as the Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General of Rivers State.
In his resignation letter dated December 14, 2023, Adangor told Governor Similanayi Fubara that he opted out of the cabinet on personal principle.
Adangor, who served in the immediate past administration of Nyesom Wike, Fubara’s predecessor, thanked the governor for considering him worthy to serve.
“I hereby give Your Excellency Notice of my resignation as the Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Rivers State with effect from the date of this letter
“For the avoidance of doubt, from the said office is based on personal principles,” the letter read in part.
The resignation comes on the heels of the demolition of the State House of Assembly at the instance of Fubara and presentation of the the 2024 budget to four pro-Fubara lawmakers led by Edison Ehie.
Daily Trust/Punch