RSG Commences LG Audit Exercise

The Rivers State Ministry of Local Government Affairs, has commenced audit of local government councils across the state with a directive to make available their nominal rolls and salary wage bills.
Commissioner for Local Government Affairs, Hon Samuel Eyiba, who said this during a visit to Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, stressed that allocation to councils have to be well utilised.
He said the essence of the visit was to ascertain the number of personnel and their activities, saying, without them, the councils cannot perform and funds must be translated into projects.
He, therefore, solicited for the cooperation of council authorities so that the exercise would achieve its objectives.
Hon Eyiba requested that nominal rolls, salary wage bills of councils be made available to the Ministry so that they could be properly guided, and commended the chairman of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Hon Raymond Nwokuha for improving the security of the area.
The commissioner used the visit to inspect some of the road projects executed by the council, and commended Hon Nwokocha  for the quality of the projects.
The projects included the Ibewa Internal Road, two-storey administrative block containing more than 48 office spaces.
Hon Eyiba further challenged  the  chairman not to relent in the good work he was doing by ensuring that no project  was abandoned before leaving office.
On his part, Hon Nwokocha intimated the commissioner that the administrative block was exclusively built for civil servants and would be completed before March this year.
Commenting on the 1.8km Ibewa Internal Road, Hon Nwokocha stated that the project was constructed within six months at the cost of N120 million, while assuring that his administration would not incur debt for the next administration.
He disclosed that the Erema Motorpark was a constituency project by the leader of the Legislative Assembly, Hon Uzah Douglas, and would be completed since the second payment had been made to the contractor.
He further disclosed that so far, his administration had put in place one or two projects in each ward in the LGA to ensure that the people enjoy the dividends of democracy.