Governor Fubara Dissolves Rivers State Pensions Board
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has ordered the immediate dissolution of the state’s pensions board, just two weeks after it was inaugurated.
The board, established on September 12 under the leadership of former sole administrator Ibok-Ete Ibas, has now been scrapped.
In a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday, the state’s Head of Service, Inyingi Brown, announced that the Office of the Accountant-General will temporarily take over all responsibilities of the board until a new one is constituted.
“The Executive Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Rivers State Pensions Board,” the statement said.
It continued: “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.”
No reason was provided for the sudden dissolution. However, the announcement directed all former board members to surrender every asset and document belonging to the institution.
The move represents Governor Fubara’s first major directive since his reinstatement by President Bola Tinubu on September 17, signaling what observers see as the beginning of a shake-up in state institutions as he reasserts authority over the administration.
