Cherno
Marena, a seasoned lawyer and one time solicitor General and legal secretary,
has bounced back as Solicitor General at the Attorney General’s Chambers and
Ministry of Justice.
Cherno
Marena was reported to have assumed office as Solicitor General on Monday 8 May
2017 after he served in the same capacity almost a year ago
He
was allegedly enmeshed on a trumped up charges involvement in the GNPC oil
scam, prompting his removal by the former regime.
Marena
started as state counsel in the early 2000 and rose through the ranks becoming
the Registrar of Companies and the Solicitor General and legal Secretary in
2015.
Meanwhile,
Saffie Sankareh, former Solicitor General, has been redeployed to the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs.