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Fubara dissolves Rivers’ sanitation task force

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has dissolved Rivers’ task force on sanitation.

• March 26, 2024
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara [Facebook/ Chi Geru]
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara [Facebook/ Chi Geru]

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has dissolved Rivers’ task force on sanitation.

On Tuesday, Mr Fubara announced the dissolution during a meeting with the task force on Sanitation and Refuse Contractors at the Government House, Port Harcourt.

The governor said that the task force had ceased to exist with immediate effect.

He directed the special adviser on environmental sanitation, Prince Ohia, to take charge of the agency, pending a government decision on the leadership of the State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA). 

(NAN)

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