Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has appointed four new traditional rulers, including former Niger Delta militant leader, Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari.
Dokubo-Asari was presented with a certificate and staff of office as the Amanyanabo of Torusarama Piri in Degema local government area.
Others appointed are HRM Winston Odize Alamina Oputibeya XII as the Amanyanabo of Koniju in Okrika local government area; HRM Eze Noble Friday Uwo as the Eze Igbu-Ehuda (Ahoada) IV in Ahoada-East local government area; and HRH Prince Ike Ehie as the Eze Igbu Orilukwoe in Ahoada-East local government area.
Governor Fubara urged the new traditional rulers not to see their positions as tools for personal aggrandizement, but as a call to service and responsibility to help the government protect lives and property in their domains.
“Your appointment is not for personal aggrandizement, but a call for service, a responsibility to help us protect lives and property in your domains,” Fubara said.
The governor warned them not to use their privileged positions to create problems in their domains, but to join forces with the government to ensure the success of the administration.
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“I don’t want you to see this elevation as another platform to create problems in your locality. We have the power to still withdraw the recognition, but I don’t intend to do that. So, I want you to be partners with the government to ensure that we continue to succeed,” Fubara added.
The State’s Commissioner for Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, Engr. Charles Amadi, commended Fubara for adding to the number of Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers.
