By Damilare Adeleye
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has appointed Caretaker Committe Chairmen and members for the 23 local government areas of the State.
This is even as Victor Oko Jumbo-led Rivers State House of Assembly has sent out invites to screen the nominees today, June 19.
The list of the nominees and the memo of invitation were obtained by the Sparklight News on Wednesday morning.
This followed the expiration of the tenure of the elected chairmen and councillors of the 23 LGAs in the state.
Recall that the governor had, on Tuesday, directed the Heads of Local Government Administration to take over the leadership of their councils till further directives.
The development sparked a crisis with the outgone chairmen insisting they would not vacate office.
However, an invite signed by Clerk of the House, G.M. Gills-West, invited 23 persons to appear before the house for screening as CTC chairmen.
The memo invited seven persons each from the 23 LGAs to appear before the house to be screened as caretaker committee members.
The memo read: “The Rivers State House of Assembly hereby invites the following nominees for screening and confirmation as Chairmen and members of Caretaker Committees of the Twenty-Three (23) Local Government Areas of Rivers State, pursuant to Section 9(5) of the Rivers State Local Government Law, No.5 of 2018.
“Names of Nominees and their Local Government Areas (See Attached): Date: Wednesday, 19th June, 2024. Time: 8:00 a.m. Venue: Hallowed Chamber, Rivers State House of Assembly, Auditorium, Admin. Block, Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt.
“The nominees are to come along with twelve (12) sets of their Curriculum Vitae (CV) and, the originals and photocopies of their credentials.”