By Deborah Nnamdi
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Rivers State Pensions Board.
The directive was contained in a Government Special Announcement issued on Friday evening in Port Harcourt by the State Head of Service, Mrs. Inyingi Brown, and obtained by our correspondent.
According to the statement, the functions of the dissolved board will now be handled by the Office of the State Accountant General until a new board is constituted.
The governor further directed members of the defunct board to hand over all properties and assets in their possession to the Director of Administration of the Board. No official reason was given for the dissolution.
The statement reads in part: “The Executive Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Rivers State Pensions Board. Consequently, the Office of the Accountant General of Rivers State, henceforth, will handle the functions of the Board. Members of the defunct board are by this notice advised to hand over all properties and assets of the board in their possession to the Director of Administration of the Board. His Excellency, the Executive Governor, will in due course constitute a new board to manage the affairs of pensions.”
This marks the first major directive by Governor Fubara since his reinstatement by President Bola Tinubu on September 18.
