Rivers State Governor Siminialayi Fubara has suspended Otonye Briggs, the Local Government Committee Chairman of Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, effective immediately.
The suspension was announced in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, on Tuesday, September 17.
In the statement, Fubara directed Bitebobo Nelson Amieye to assume the role of caretaker committee chairman for the council.
He also instructed Briggs to hand over all council property in his possession to the new chairman.
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