Oko-Jumbo Leads Rivers Assembly In Screening And Confirming BPP Board Chairman And Members

Oko-Jumbo Leads Rivers Assembly In Screening And Confirming BPP Board Chairman And Members

The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Victor Oko-Jumbo has screened and confirmed a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Lawrence Oko-Jaja, as Chairman of the Board of Rivers State Bureau on Public Procurement (RSBPP).

Also screened and confirmed are Dr Ernest Ibekwe Ekwe; Dr Mina Ogbanga; Engr. Iseleye Amachree; Engr. Adokiye Oyagiri; Engr. Gift Alex-Hart; Mrs. Grace Osaronu; and Barrister Selinah Amonieah, who will serve as members.

The eight nominees had appeared for screening before the lawmakers shortly after the reading of the letter sent by the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, to the Speaker requesting the House to determine their suitability for appointment as members of the Board of State’s BPP.

During the screening, the nominees fielded questions on how they will replicate their wealth of experience in moving the state forward in relation to government policy implementation, with Barrister Oko-Jaja assuring that the board under his watch, will ensure value for money for goods and services contracted by the state government.

In his remarks, the Speaker advised the nominees to always know that they will hold their trust and loyalty to the state government, should they scale through and be confirmed.

He also tasked them with quality performance, probity and accountability in all procurement to be handled by the bureau.

The nominees were all confirmed through a voice vote.

The House, thereafter, adjourned the sitting to Wednesday, September 4, 2024.