Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has ordered the dissolution of the Rivers State Pensions Board with immediate effect.
According to a statement released in Port Harcourt on Friday, Rivers Head of Service, Mrs. Inyingi Brown, the responsibilities of the defunct board will now be overseen by the office of the State Accountant General until a fresh board is inaugurated.
The PUNCH reported that the directive further instructed former members of the board to surrender all assets and properties in their custody to the Director of Administration of the Board.
No official reason was provided for the decision.
The statement read, “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.”
It was gathered that this marks Governor Fubara’s first decisive action since his reinstatement by President Bola Tinubu on September 18.
