Rivers
NPC Charges Parents On Children’s Birth Registration

The National Population Commission (NPC), Rivers State has called on parents to register their children and obtain birth certificate for them.
The State Director of the commission, Mr Jumbobaraye Miller Daka stated this in Port Harcourt during the flag-off ceremony of the “Birth Registration Media Campaign” organised by the National Population Commission in collaboration with United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
The director who was represented by the Federal Commissioner for National Population Commission, Mrs Gloria Izonfo, said birth certificate gives the child identity and also a platform to plan his future.
The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Chike Princewill, while flagging-off the campaign, underscored the need for awareness as it affects the develo- pment of the nation.
The Commissioner who was represented by the Coordinator of Safe Motherhood, Mrs. Mikiai Amachree, said the ministry was willing to collaborate with everyone to ensure that the process got to its maximum height.
She decried the low rate of birth registration in the state, adding that the state needs to exceed its 30 percent statistics of birth registration.
Also speaking, the Acting State Director of the National Orientation Agency, Mr. Young Ayotamuno said birth registration is not opposed to culture but necessary to the country’s development.
He urged women to register their children at the place of delivery, stressing that birth registration is free.
According to him, “for good economic growth of a country, the place of figure cannot be over-emphasised. The country needs to know its exact number of citizens”.
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Rivers Judiciary Denies Issuing Court Order Stopping SOLAD from Swearing in RSCSC Members
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.