Fubara Appoints Benibo Anabraba as New Secretary to Rivers State Government
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has named Hon. Benibo Anabraba as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG).
The appointment was confirmed on Monday in a statement signed by Dr. Honour Sirawoo, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Communications. Anabraba is scheduled to be sworn in today, 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. He will be sworn in today, Monday, October 13, 2025, at 4:00 PM at the State Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt,” the statement read.
The appointment comes after Fubara’s reinstatement as governor following a period of political and legal turmoil that led to his suspension under an emergency rule declared by President Bola Tinubu on March 18, 2025. The suspension also affected the deputy governor and members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, citing ongoing political conflicts with his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.
During the emergency rule, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas served as Sole Administrator, suspending all commissioners, special advisers, and assistants appointed by Fubara, while dissolving boards and heads of parastatals.
Since Ibas’s exit from office on September 18, the status of Fubara’s previous appointees remained uncertain. The Rivers State House of Assembly, in its first session after the lifting of the emergency rule, requested that the governor submit a new list of commissioner nominees for screening, along with the 2025 budget.
Fubara’s return has sparked a series of administrative changes, with Anabraba’s appointment marking a key step in reassembling and strengthening his government team.
