Governor of Rivers State swore-in Chairmen of Caretaker Committees to manage the affairs of our 23 Local Government Areas after the expiration of the tenure of the immediate past Chairmen. He said it was the right thing to do in stabilising the polity
As nature abhors a vacuum, our action is to ensure that his administration don’t vent tenure elongation which is alien to our constitution.
Upon swearing-in, the Governor charged the caretaker chairmen to protect the interest of their people in the grassroots leadership and to promote peace and order in their domains.
As a government that strongly adhere to accountability, the Governor also ordered for the audit of the activities of the administration of the 23 Local Government Areas in the past three years in order to ascertain the proper utilization of funds within the period.