Amaopusenibo Sir Siminalayi Fubara KSC FCA : Facts vs Myth
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State is set to continue with the unbroken record of maintaining a firm grip on the Governance of the State, a feat the party has achieved since the inception of democracy in 1999.
This resolve, the party has reaffirmed by electing a seasoned professional team made up of the Governorship candidate, Sir Siminalayi Fubara and his running mate, Prof Ngozi Nma Odu.
A profiling of the Governorship Candidate Fubara, shows an impeccable credential of a man fit for the job.
PROFILE OF SIR SIMINALAYI FUBARA, BSc.,MBA,M.Sc,FNIM,FCNA,FCTI.
Siminalayi Fubara, born in Opobo Town in Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State, is an accountant and technocrat, who served as Rivers State Accountant General from December 23, 2020 to May 2022.
Before his appointment as Accountant General. He was earlier the Director of Finance and Accounts at the Government House from 2015 till his appointment as Permanent Secretary.
He started his career in 2003 as Principal Accountant with the Rivers State Post Primary Schools Board. He became Chief Accountant of the Ministry of Works in 2005 and in 2006, was deployed to the Office of Accountant General as assistant to the Accountant General.
Fubara holds a Master of Science degree in finance (2016) and Master of Business Administration (2013) both from the University of Port Harcourt Business School. He also has a Postgraduate Diploma in accounting from Enugu State University of Science and Technology. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the former Rivers State University of Science and Technology (now Rivers State University).
His professional qualifications/affiliations include Fellow of Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM), Fellow of Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) and member, Chartered Institute of Forensic and Investigative Auditors (CIFIA). He has attended several professional conferences, seminars, workshops and training programmes. These include Nigeria National Training Workshops on Public Finance Management at the Federal Treasury Academy, Orozo, Abuja (2012), Rivers State Government Ministry of Finance Training Programme on International Public Sector Accounting Standards and Financial Euromoney Training (2012), and Rivers State Government/Transglobal Business Solution Limited Training Workshop on Development and Performance Measurement in Rivers State Public Finance Sector (2013).
