Rivers sole administrator orders LG heads to submit council reports

The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has instructed the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGA) in the 23 local government areas of the state to submit reports on the activities of their respective councils.
Ibas directed that the HLGAs, who were appointed by the suspended governor Siminalayi Fubara, send their reports to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government.
This directive was outlined in a letter dated March 24, 2025, addressed to the HLGAs and signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government Affairs, Itong Awani. The letter, titled ‘Re: Submission of Report of The Activities of Your Councils’, was obtained by news outlets on Wednesday.
The required report should include details such as the functions of the councils, the number of staff on the nominal roll, and the sources of revenue for the local government areas, among other items. According to the letter, the reports must be submitted no later than Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
The letter reads, “His Excellency, the Sole Administrator of Rivers State has directed that all Heads of Local Government Administration should submit the Report of their Councils to the office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government Affairs.
“I am also to inform you that all submissions using the format listed below should reach the office of the undersigned on or before Wednesday, 26h March 2025 for onward transmission to the office of the Sole Administrator, Government House, Port Harcourt, for further necessary action.
“Submission template: Introduction/Preamble, Functions of the Council. Number of Staff on Nominal Roll, stating cadre by cadre, Sources of Revenue Generation in the LGA.
“Activities of the Council/On-going and Completed Projects for the past 2 years, Achievements of the Council, Challenges, recommendations, Conclusion. Kindly treat as urgent and keep to the timeline of submission.”
Recall that Fubara had directed the former elected Government Chairmen in the 23 LGAs to hand over to the HLGA following the Supreme Court judgment which nullified the LG elections conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission in 2024.
RSIEC had, before the appointment of Ibas as Sole Administrator, fixed August 9, 2025, to conduct fresh local government elections after it met with political parties and other stakeholders in the state.