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The Rivers state government has countered Zaccheus Adangor, former commissioner of justice, over “misleading claims” on his resignation from office.

In April, Adangor, resigned from the Rivers state cabinet hours after he was redeployed to the ministry of special duties.

He accused Similayi Fubara, the governor, of interfering with the performance of his duties as the attorney-general and commissioner for justice in the state.

Adangor also said the governor did not consult him before he was redeployed from the justice ministry to the ministry of special duties.

In a statement on Friday, Warisenibo Johnson, commissioner for information and communications, asked Adanghor to come clean on the reason behind his resignation.

Johnson said Adangor’s resignation has nothing to do with the claim that he resigned over refusal to institute a legal action against the 8-point presidential proclamation on the political conflict in the state.

He said the former justice commissioner resigned from the Fubara’s cabinet due to his redeployment as commissioner for special duties.

“It is a clear fact that is already in the public domain that Mr. Adangor SAN personally stated in his letter of resignation on Ministry of Justice letter headed paper dated 24th April, 2024 upon his redeployment as Commissioner for Special Duties (Governor’s Office), wherein he said that he was not going to be reassigned, and added falsely that the Governor was interfering with his work,” the statement reads.

“It is therefore so surprising that instead of clearing himself of the open declaration by His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS that he (Adangor, SAN), is a saboteur, the learned Senior Advocate of Nigeria has whimsically resorted to cheap blackmail and barefaced falsehood.

“It is public knowledge that going by the governor’s antecedents, he cannot and will not and couldn’t have interfered with the work of the former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice nor instigate Prof. Adangor to initiate any legal process against the President for his intervention in the Rivers State political crisis orchestrated by those who are hellbent on playing God in the state.

“This is because we have the facts on why Prof. Zaccheus Adangor, SAN hastily resigned from the State Executive Council.

“We therefore use this medium to challenge Professor Zaccheus Adangor, SAN to come clean by telling Rivers people, and indeed the world the truth, the whole truth and the only truth.“