Breaking: Governor Fubara Appoints Benibo Anabraba As Rivers State SSG

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the appointment of Benibo Anabraba as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG).

This was announced on Monday by Honour Sirawoo, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communications.

According to the statement, Anabraba is scheduled to be sworn in on Monday, October 13, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. at the State Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt.

“His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, Governor of Rivers State, has approved the appointment of Hon Benibo Anabraba as Secretary to the Rivers State Government. The swearing-in will take place at 4:00 p.m., with guests requested to be seated by 3:30 p.m.,” the statement read.

Anabraba, a former Minority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly representing Akuku-Toru Constituency II, succeeds Tammy Danagogo, who held the position from the second term of former Governor Nyesom Wike through the first two years of the Fubara administration until the declaration of emergency rule.

Meanwhile, Governor Fubara has issued a one-month ultimatum to Raffoul Nigeria Limited, the contractor handling the 6.5-kilometre Woji–Aleto–Alesa–Refinery Road, warning that failure to meet the deadline will lead to contract termination.

The directive came during an unscheduled inspection of the project on Friday, with Fubara accompanied by Hebron Wisdom, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Special Projects.

According to his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, the governor expressed frustration at the contractor’s poor performance, despite multiple approved variations intended to facilitate the completion of the road and its 200-metre bridge.