Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has directed a wholistic audit of the accounts of the 23 local government councils in the state.
He gave the directive in Port Harcourt on Wednesday shortly after inaugurating the Caretaker Committee Chairmen of local government areas in the state.
Rationalising the move, the governor explained that it is pertinent for Rivers people to be in the know of how the funds of the 23 local government councils were managed in the past three years.
The governor who demanded that the auditing process must be thorough, said that the report should be submitted within one month.
“I officially mandate the Auditor-General to immediately commence the audit of the 23 local government councils in the past three years.
“This auditing is very important, we need to know how public funds were managed in the third tier system in the past three years.
“This process will help us to also keep those that are coming in on their feet. It is not business as usual,” he said.
