Siminalayi Fubara

Sir Siminalayi Fubara FCA
Governor of Rivers State
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 May 2023
Deputy	Ngozi Odu
Preceded by	Ezenwo Wike
Accountant General of Rivers State
In office December 2020 – May 2022
Governor	Ezenwo Wike
Personal details
Born	(1975-01-28) 28 January 1975
Nationality	Nigerian
Political party	People's Democratic Party
Education	Rivers State University University of Port Harcourt
Occupation	Accountant Politician

Sir Amaopusenibo Siminalayi Joseph Black- (born 28 January 1975), is the Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria. He previously served as Accountant general of the Rivers State, Nigeria. He is an ethnic Ibani-Ijaw, and was born in Opobo Town in the Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State.

Early life and education

He was born in Opobo Town in the Opobo-Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State. He completed his primary education at Opobo Primary School and attended Comprehensive Secondary School, Opobo, before proceeding to study Accountancy at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology. He got his MBA and MSc in 2013 and 2016 respectively from the University of Port Harcourt.

Career

Fubara started his career in 2003 as a Principal Accountant with the Rivers State Senior Secondary Schools Board. He rose to the position of director of finance and accounts at the State's government house in 2015 and rose to the position of Permanent Secretary in March 2020. He was appointed the Accountant General of Rivers State on December 23, 2020, up till May 2022, when he won the People's Democratic Party governorship primaries for the 2023 general elections. He is a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management, Fellow of Association of National Accountants of Nigeria.

Projects

As Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara signed N195.3bn contract with Julius Berger for the construction of Port Harcourt Ring Road project. The project when completed would traverse six local government areas of the state, thereby decongesting Port Harcourt. Fubara further stated the State would pay over NGN150 billion advance for the project.

Controversy

In May 2022, Fubara and 58 other government officials were declared wanted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for a NGN 435 billion fraud. He was also wanted for a NGN 117 billion fraud alongside four other Rivers State government officials. Additional charges by the EFCC included alleged criminal conspiracy, money laundering, misappropriation of public funds, and abuse of office.

Personal life

Fubara is the second of five children and the first son of Late Joseph Fubara, a former soldier who had an overseas training tour of duty, and Late Love Fubara, a civil servant. He is also a knight of St. Christopher (KSC) Order of Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion. He holds the traditional title of Amaopu-Senibo of Opobo Kingdom. He is married to Valerie Fubara and they have three children.