Governor Siminalayi Fubara has dissolved the Rivers State Pensions Board with immediate effect.
The Accountant General’s office will oversee pension duties until a new board is formed.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has dissolved the Rivers State Pensions Board effective immediately.
In a statement issued on Friday in Port Harcourt by the state Head of Service, Dr. Inyingi Brown, the governor directed that the Office of the Accountant General would temporarily take over the board’s functions until a new one is constituted.
The statement required members of the dissolved board to transfer all properties and assets in their possession to the Director of Administration.
“The Executive Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara GSSRS, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Rivers State Pensions Board. Consequently, the Office of the Accountant General of Rivers State, henceforth, will handle the functions of the board,” the statement read in part. No official reason was given for the dissolution.
The governor also stated that a new board would be established “in due course” to manage pension matters in the state.
This marks Governor Fubara’s first primary directive since his reinstatement by President Bola Tinubu on September 18.
