Suspended Rivers Commissioner Denies Role In Walkout At First Lady’s Event

Suspended Rivers Health Commissioner Adaeze Oreh has denied sponsoring a walkout during the First Lady’s empowerment programme in Port Harcourt, calling it false.

The suspended Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Adaeze Oreh, has firmly denied claims that she was involved in any disruption of an event organized by the office of the First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, in Port Harcourt that led to a walkout by some women at the event.

The event, held on Friday as part of the Renewed Hope Initiative, reportedly saw a walkout by some women when Theresa Ibas, the wife of the state’s Sole Administrator, was called to speak.

Reports suggested that the walkout happened because of anger over the absence of the suspended state governor, Siminalayi Fubara and blame was quickly shifted to Adaeze as having organised the protest.. The women were said to be demanding the return of the governor.

In a statement released the same day, Adaeze Oreh described the accusations that she instigated the walkout as “entirely unfounded, completely false.” She strongly condemned the claims, calling them a deliberate move to damage her image and stir conflict.

“The allegations levelled against me regarding the supposed disruption of the First Lady’s empowerment programme are entirely unfounded, completely false, and a product of the sick imagination of rumour mongers and conflict entrepreneurs,” Oreh stated.

She also challenged the group reportedly behind the claims—the ‘Concerned Rivers Youth Organisation’—to bring forward real evidence to support their story.

Oreh made it clear she never tried to disrupt the work of the government, especially one appointed by the President after a state of emergency was declared in Rivers State. “I have neither sponsored nor will I sponsor any activities aimed at embarrassing or disrupting the activities of the administration. Since my suspension, I have focused on other endeavours and my doctoral studies,” she asserted.

She stressed her dedication to the progress of Rivers State and called for honest conversations that help solve problems.

“Unsubstantiated wild claims undermine trust and hinder constructive engagement, and this is not what the state needs at this difficult and delicate time,” Oreh said.

“I urge everyone to focus on issues that unite us and foster a positive, solution-driven dialogue for the betterment of our state. We must work together to build a brighter future for Rivers State, grounded in truth, transparency, and collective effort,” Adaeze Oreh added in her rebuff of the accusation of instigating the walkout.
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