Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has charged the 23 newly elected council chairmen to prudently utilize council funds to pay workers’ salaries and fight insecurity in their areas.
Wike gave the charge on Monday in Port Harcourt while swearing in the chairmen who emerged victorious in the council poll conducted on Saturday.
He warned them to avoid non-payment of salaries or payment of half salaries to council workers and to use their positions to make a difference in the administration of local government councils for others to emulate.
He further urged them to use their good offices to proffer solutions to challenges that had caused delay in the development of local government areas.
He also advised them to prioritize projects that would benefit the masses and avoid wastage of funds.
Wike underscored the need to the chairmen to be close to the people in order to be abreast of the challenges confronting them.
‘’You should always be at home; do not stay far from the people; do not…
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