Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has prohibited all heads and officials of the 23 local government areas in the state from going to the state House of Assembly.
Fubara cautioned that any chairman who went before the lawmakers might be fired.
The governor issued the instruction in a circular signed by the Director of Information and Communications for Chairman Local Government Service Commission, Ebirieneuket Nteile, and dated Tuesday, May 7, 2024, a copy of which our correspondent obtained on Wednesday.
It stated, “I am directed to inform you all officers of the 23 Local Government Councils in Rivers State, not to honour/appear before the members of Assembly or any purported invitation by anybody or group of persons in any guise without the permission of the Acting Chairman- Local Government Service Commission.
“Any staff who disobeys or violates this instruction will be dismissed accordingly from service. Treat it as very important, please.”
Earlier, Fubara stated that according to the law, the state does not recognise the defected lawmakers as they lost their mandate by switching from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress.
