Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has announced the appointment of a new Secretary to the State Government (SSG) and a new Chief of Staff at the Government House in Port Harcourt, in what observers describe as a significant move in the state’s ongoing political recalibration.
In a statement issued on Thursday, the governor appointed Dr. Dagogo S.A. Wokoma as Secretary to the State Government and Barrister Sunny Ewule as Chief of Staff.
The appointments were conveyed in a Special Government Announcement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Onwuka Nzeshi, and made available to journalists.
The statement read:
“The Governor of Rivers State, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has appointed Dr Dagogo S.A. Wokoma as the Secretary to the State Government and Barrister Sunny Ewule as the Chief of Staff.
“Both appointments are with immediate effect. The new appointees will be sworn in at 2:00 p.m. today, Thursday, February 26, 2026.
“The swearing-in ceremony will take place at the Executive Council Chamber, Government House, Port Harcourt.”
No official reason was provided for the removal of the former occupants of the offices.
Dr. Wokoma replaces Mr. Benibo Anabraba as SSG, while Ewule succeeds Edison Ehie as Chief of Staff.
Political Undercurrents
Ehie’s role had been the subject of political speculation since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu first intervened in the protracted political crisis in Rivers State. Sources had alleged that he continued to act behind the scenes amid tensions within the state’s political leadership.
The latest appointments are widely viewed as part of the fallout from the recent reconciliation between Governor Fubara and his former political ally, Nyesom Wike, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
President Tinubu had stepped in to halt impeachment proceedings initiated against Fubara by the Rivers State House of Assembly and brokered peace between the governor and Wike.
Last week, the Speaker of the Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, announced during plenary that the House had formally withdrawn impeachment proceedings against Fubara and his deputy, Prof. Ngozi Odu, following the President’s intervention.
The reshuffle comes shortly after Fubara dissolved his cabinet of eight commissioners and relieved all Special Advisers of their duties, signalling a broader reorganisation of his administration as the state navigates its evolving political landscape.
