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Rivers Assembly summons Finance Commissioner, two others

BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME

PORT HARCOURT— RIVERS State House of Assembly, yesterday, summoned the Special Adviser to the Governor on Revenue Generation, Mr. Nwankwo Nwankwo and the Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Chamberline Peterside, to appear before it over the dwindling fortunes of the state.

The lawmakers, who sat at the old auditorium of Government House, Port Harcourt, also asked the Chairman, Rivers State Internal Revenue Service Board, Mrs. Onene Obele, to appear before it over a similar issue.
Earlier in a motion, Deputy Leader of the House, Mr. Robinson Ewor, had expressed worries over the dwindling fortunes of the state, adding that steps should be taken to save the situation.