Fubara Obeys Supreme Court Rullig, Directs LG Chairmen To Hand Over
Following the Supreme Court rulling of last Friday, nullifying the local government election held in Rivers state on October 5, 2024, the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has directed elected local government chairmen to hand over to LGA administrators.
In a statewide broadcast on Sunday, Fubara said the LGA administrators would take over for fresh council elections to be conducted.
“Furthermore, given the outlawing of caretaker arrangements in the local government system, I hereby direct the heads of local government administration to immediately take over the administration of the 23 local government councils pending the conduct of fresh elections by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission,” Fubara said.
Credit: Newsarena
