By: Admin
Rivers State Deputy Governor, Dr. Ipalibo Harry-Banigo, has said the essence of setting up a committee, by Governor Nyesom Wike, to investigate and audit the financial transactions of the 23 local government areas of the state is to reposition the local government areas for grassroots development and democratic dividends.
Banigo who is the chairman of the committee spoke on Thursday, at the Government House, Port Harcourt, when her committee met with chairmen of the 23 councils in the state.
Wike had earlier inaugurated a committee to investigate and audit the financial transactions of the 23 councils from May 2018 to May 2019 on Tuesday, with a three-week mandate to complete and submit its report.
The Deputy Governor warned that the committee would not tolerate any attempt to interfere with the smooth running of its business by any form of inducement whatsoever, stressing that any of such attempt would be resisted.
She noted that the committee would not hesitate to indict any council as well as other stakeholders that fail to give its maximum cooperation to the committee.
Speaking unbehalf of his colleagues, Chairman of Port Harcourt LGA, Victor Ihunwo, assured the committee that the chairmen of the 23 councils would give their maximum support to ensure that the committee succeeds.
