Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has sworn-in 15 Local
Government Caretaker Committee Chairmen who were screened and
confirmed by the State House of Assembly.
Speaking after the swearing-in ceremony at the Executive Council
Chambers of the Government House Port Harcourt on Thursday, Wike
charged the caretaker committee chairmen to pay the salaries of
December 2017, January 2018 and February 2018.
He explained that the funds were not released to the immediate
past council administrators because the tenures of the former
councils had expired.
The governor said: “The payment of salaries of workers must be
given priority attention. As you take over the councils, pay the
outstanding three months salaries.
“Do not pay the salaries in batches. We did not release the
funds because the tenure of the former councils had expired “.
Governor Wike charged the urban local government areas to focus
on sanitation of different suburbs. He urged the chairmen to engage
youths to promote environmental sanitation.
He also advised the newly appointed caretaker committee chairmen
to work with security agencies to maintain security across the
state.
The governor said: “We are enjoying relative peace across the
state. All caretaker committee chairmen should work with the
security agencies to ensure there is no security breach.
“Don’t go to your local government area and take actions that
will negatively affect the security infrastructure in the local
government “.
Governor Wike stated that any caretaker committee chairman
involved in using council funds to service his political godfather
will be sanctioned.
The governor later held a closed door meeting with the Caretaker
Committee Chairmen.
In an interview, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Ahoada East
Local Government Area, Mrs Beatrice Awala stated that she will
unite the local government and ensure that good governance is
entrenched in the area.
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has sworn-in 15 Local
Government Caretaker Committee Chairmen who were screened and
confirmed by the State House of Assembly.
Speaking after the swearing-in ceremony at the Executive Council
Chambers of the Government House Port Harcourt on Thursday, Wike
charged the caretaker committee chairmen to pay the salaries of
December 2017, January 2018 and February 2018.
He explained that the funds were not released to the immediate
past council administrators because the tenures of the former
councils had expired.
The governor said: “The payment of salaries of workers must be
given priority attention. As you take over the councils, pay the
outstanding three months salaries.
“Do not pay the salaries in batches. We did not release the
funds because the tenure of the former councils had expired “.
Governor Wike charged the urban local government areas to focus
on sanitation of different suburbs. He urged the chairmen to engage
youths to promote environmental sanitation.
He also advised the newly appointed caretaker committee chairmen
to work with security agencies to maintain security across the
state.
The governor said: “We are enjoying relative peace across the
state. All caretaker committee chairmen should work with the
security agencies to ensure there is no security breach.
“Don’t go to your local government area and take actions that
will negatively affect the security infrastructure in the local
government “.
Governor Wike stated that any caretaker committee chairman
involved in using council funds to service his political godfather
will be sanctioned.
The governor later held a closed door meeting with the Caretaker
Committee Chairmen.
In an interview, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of Ahoada East
Local Government Area, Mrs Beatrice Awala stated that she will
unite the local government and ensure that good governance is
entrenched in the area.
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