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The governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike has sworn-in 15 local government caretaker committee chairmen, following their screening and confirmation by the State House of Assembly.
Performing the swearing-in ceremony at the Government House Port Harcourt on Thursday, Wike charged the caretaker committee chairmen to pay the outstanding salaries of December 2017 to 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 “.
Wike charged chairmen of urban local government areas to focus on sanitation of different suburbs, and also 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,” he said.
Wike said that any caretaker committee chairman found involved in using council funds to take care of his political godfather will be sanctioned.
Caretaker Committee chairman of Ahoada East Local Government Area, Mrs Beatrice Awala, later said she will unite the local government and ensure that good governance is entrenched in the area.
