Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the appointment of Benibo Anabraba as the new Secretary to the Rivers State Government (SSG).
Anabraba, a former Minority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly who represented Akuku-Toru Constituency II, replaces Tammy Danagogo.
Danagogo had served in the position from the second term of former Governor Nyesom Wike, now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to the first two years of the Fubara administration before the declaration of emergency rule.
According to a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Communications, Honour Sirawoo, the new SSG will be sworn in on Monday, October 13, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. in the State Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt. (CHANNELS)
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