Rivers Assembly sack Obio Akpor council officials
(Nigeria) Rivers
State House of Assembly,
Monday, sacked the Chairman, Vice Chairman and the 17 councillors of Obio
Akpor Local Government Area of the state over allegations of abuse of public funds and
breach of security.
The House, which also froze the account of the council
called on the state government to immediately appoint a Caretaker Committee to
run the affairs of the council until investigations into the allegations were
concluded.
Chairman of the eight man House Committee on Local
Government Affairs, Mr Lucky Odili, said his committee had recommend suspension
of the officials to enable the allegations against them be thoroughly
investigated.
“Proper investigation of the allegations is not feasible if
the accused officers remain in office. In the light of the above, the committee
do hereby make the following recommendations: that the Chairman, Vice Chairman
and the 17 councillors of Obio Akpor council be suspended from office pending
outcome of the investigation.
“That the Rivers State Government should appoint a Caretaker
Committee to run the affairs of the council in line with section 64(4) of
the Rivers State Local Government Law.
That all accounts of the council should be frozen with immediate effect to pave
way for the investigation,” he said.
Speaker of the House, Mr Otelema Amachree, who presided over
the sitting, said there was no need subjecting the issue to a debate since the
recommendation was an interim report.
The 27 members House voted in support of the recommendations
of the committee while five against.
Effort to reach any of the suspended officials for reaction
was futile.
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