Police Arrest Two for Looting Rivers Assembly Property …New Speaker Emerges

Two miscreants and scoundrels, were on Monday, arrested by security operatives at the Rivers State House of Assembly complex as they were about to smuggle some items suspected to be properties of the Assembly out of the premises.

The arrest was made during the proclamation of the 8th Rivers State House of Assembly, by the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
The Tide learnt that while the inauguration was going on, some scoundrels broke into offices of some former lawmakers, and started looting properties at the assembly complex.

Sources revealed that items found with the miscreants from the lawmakers’ offices include 2013 diaries, canned drinks, bottled water, computers and flat screen television sets.
It was gathered that while the miscreants were trying to smuggle the computers and flat screen TVs outside the premises, they were arrested by officers of the Assembly Police Command.

When contacted, the Police at the command refused to speak to The Tide, but sources said that the suspects were kept in an excluded place.

New C’River Gov Surprises Workers, Locks Them Out on First Day of Office

New Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, on his first official day in office locked out civil servants that were yet to resume work at 8.10am at the Government House in Calabar on Monday.

Having resumed work at about 7.45am, Ayade met an almost empty complex and directed the Head of Service, Mrs. Mary-Theresa Ikwen, to shut the gate to the Government House.

He also directed that henceforth, the gates to all Ministries, Department and Agencies, should be shut by 8.10am daily in order to curb lateness.

Civil servants were seen discussing in groups at the entrance to the government house.

Two civil servants declined to comment on the development, but a third one who craved anonymity, said workers would have to change their attitude.