Governor Siminalayi Fubara has forbidden all heads and officials from the state’s 23 local governments from attending before the Rivers Assembly, particularly Pro-Wike legislators.
The governor warned that any chairman who appeared before lawmakers loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, led by Martin Amaewhule as speaker would be sacked.
Fubara had previously concluded that, in the perspective of the law, the state lacks state parliamentarians because 27 members switched from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, so losing their mandate as established in the constitution.
Fubara’s directive is contained in an online circular signed by Ebirieneuket Nteile C, Director of Information and Communications for Chairman Local Government Service Commission, dated Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
The circular reads: “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 as very important, please,” the circular read.