RIVERS State House of Assembly, yesterday, suspended three caretaker committee chairmen over allegations of financial impropriety and issue of insecurity in their councils.
The affected caretaker committee chairmen are Mr Cassidy Ikegbedi, Ahoada East; Mr Ojukaye Amachree, Asari Toru, and Mr Derrick Mene for Khana Local Government Area.
The House, during its sitting presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Leyii Kwanee, also set up a committee to investigate allegations against the council chairmen.
The Assembly also summoned nine commissioners and four heads of ministries, agencies and departments to appear before it today.
Kwanii explained that the Assembly took the action to get clarification from some of the commissioners on the economic position of the state, adding that the lawmakers were not out to witch-hunt anybody.
“As an arm of government, we are not out to witch-hunt the executive. We are out to strengthen things. You are aware that the seventh Assembly is gradually coming to an end. We have been seeing a lot of conflicting reports. The other day, the Commissioner for Information, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, was on air saying that civil servants have been paid up to March. So, we feel very embarrassed as an arm of government,” he said.
Those to appear before the lawmakers include the Commissioners for Finance, Agriculture, Power, Health, Tourism, Information, Budget, Works and Transport.
Others to also appear are the Accountant-General, Chairmen of Board of Internal Revenue, Rivers State Assembly Service Commission and Secondary School Management Board.
Deputy Leader of the House, Nname Ewor, representing Ahoada East Constituency 1 in two motions he presented before the House, had expressed worries with the conflicting reports on the economy of the state.
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