Prof. Zacchaeus Adangor, SAN, the honorable Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Rivers State, has reigned.
Adangor announced his resignation in a letter addressed to the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday, with the title “Notice of Resignation as Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner of Justice, Rivers State.’
According to a copy of the letter obtained by Chronicle NG, Adangor revealed that his resignation is based purely on “personal principles.”
His letter reads, “The above subject refers. I hereby give your excellency notice of my resignation as the Honourable Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Rivers State, with effect from the date of this letter.
“For the avoidance of doubt, my resignation from the said office is based purely on personal principles.
“I wish to thank your excellency for the opportunity and privilege granted me to serve in your delegation as a member of the cabinet.
“My family and I are indebted to your excellency in gratitude.
“I wish your excellency a successful tenure.
“Please accept the assurances of my highest regards always.”
His resignation comes on the heels of the political crisis between the Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.
Amid the political tension in the state that has seen 27 PDP members of the Rivers State House of Assembly defected to the APC, Fubara presented the Rivers State 2024 Appropriation Bill on the floor of the House with only four members of the House present.
Shortly after, the Rivers State governor ordered the demolition of the Assembly complex.
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Odiong: US-based Nigerian Catholic priest convicted over sexual assault")
