JUST IN: Gov Fubara swears in Rivers caretaker committee chairmen

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has sworn in new caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas of the state.

The swearing-in was done on Wednesday at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital amid tight security.

According to Channels Television, the first batch of 11 CTC chairmen are taking their oath of office.

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It comes a day after he forwarded the list to the state House of Assembly led by factional Speaker, Victor Jumbo.

It was gathered that the lawmakers had invited the nominees for screening as early as 8 am on Wednesday.