Mr Sawyer said the statistics showed a low registration rate, with 3,000 applications from the University of Port Harcourt and 1,500 from the state university.
Mr Okey is expected to preserve cultural heritage, promote development, maintain peace and security.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has approved the appointment of Isaac Zeb-Obipi as the new vice-chancellor of the Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt
“Students are hereby directed to take note and comply accordingly as enforcement of the directive will begin immediately.”
He insisted that Mr Ayu’s resignation was a precondition for peace in the party.
“That is why I am telling the people there; it cannot work. You can’t take everything. If you take everything, it will purge you. So, it’s better to do the right thing now.”
Findings by the Gazette reveal that the civil servants were last paid in January 2016.
