168
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is swearing in new caretaker chairmen for the 23 local government areas of the state.
The swearing-in is currently ongoing at the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital amid tight security.
Channels Television reports that the first batch of 11 CTC chairmen are taking their oath of office.
It comes a day after he forwarded the list to the state House of Assembly led by factional Speaker, Victor Jumbo.
Channels Television reported that the lawmakers had invited the nominees for screening as early as 8 am on Wednesday.