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Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, yesterday, urged the newly sworn-in caretaker committee chairmen (CTC) and members of the 23 local councils to eschew violence, uphold peace, and toe the path of constitutionality.
He said this would promote unity, inclusive administration, and achieve progress at the grassroots.
The governor described the swearing-in as a demonstration of his administration’s commitment to upholding the tenets of the Nigerian constitution, which, he said, has no provision for tenure elongation.
He gave the charge at Government House,…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
