Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has dissolved the State Pensions Board with immediate effect.
Rivers State Head of Service Mrs Inyingi Brown made this announcement on Friday in Port Harcourt.
According to the governor, the office of the State Accountant General will handle the functions of the board until a new one is constituted.
The former Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas(rtd) had inaugurated the board on September 12, just six days before leaving office.
The notice read in parts: “The Executive Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, GSSRS, has approved the immediate dissolution of the Rivers State Pensions Board.
Consequently, the Office of the Accountant General of Rivers State, henceforth, will handle the functions of the Board.
“Members of the defunct board are by this notice advised to hand over all properties and assets of the Board in their possession to the Director of Administration of the Board.
“His Excellency, the Executive Governor, will in due course constitute a new board to manage the affairs of pensions.”
