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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