Rivers State government

The Rivers State government consists of elected representatives and appointed officials responsible for the government of Rivers State, Nigeria. Rivers State has a population of about 5 million people, and is one of the 36 states that make up the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The State government has executive and legislative arms, with an independent judiciary. At the local level, elected officials are responsible for Local Government Areas.

1 Executive
- 1.1 Executive council
- 1.2 Parastatals
2 Legislature
3 Local Government
4 See also
5 References

Executive

The executive arm is headed by the Governor, assisted by the Deputy Governor, both elected. The governor appoints Commissioners responsible for each of the ministries, and appoints the heads of parastatals, state-owned bodies with specific regulatory or administrative duties. The Civil Service is headed by the Head of Service, a career civil servant, with each ministry headed by a Permanent Secretary. The Minister is responsible for policy, while the Permanent Secretary provides continuity and is responsible for operations.

Executive council

As of 2010, the executive council consisted of:^[1]

Position	Incumbent
Governor	Rotimi Amaechi
Deputy Governor	Tele Ikuru
Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice	Mr Chikere Ken
Commissioner Agriculture	Mr Chindah Emmanuel
Commissioner Budget and Economic Planning	Mr Levi Charles Gogo
Commissioner Commerce and Industry	Nwuke Ogbonna
Commissioner Culture And Tourism	Mr Nle Ejii Marcus
Commissioner Education	Barrister Nemi Alice
Commissioner Energy	Dr. George Dawari
Commissioner Environment	Barrister Chinda Kingsley
Commissioner Finance	Mr Feyii George
Commissioner Health	Dr Parker Sampson
Commissioner Housing	Hon. Stanley Uwom Marshall
Commissioner Information	Mrs Semenitari Ibim
Commissioner Land and Survey	Barrister Ezekiel-Amadi Ezemonye
Commissioner Local Government Chieftaincy & Community Affairs	Dr Danagogo Tammy
Commissioner Power	Hon Nwokocha Augustine
Commissioner Social Welfare & Rehabilitation	Hon. Poroma Philip Joe
Commissioner Special Duties	Chief Dr. I Ikanya Davies
Commissioner Sports	Hon lyaye Boma
Commissioner Transport	Hon Tolofari George
Commissioner Urban Development	Barrister Ginah Osima
Commissioner Water Resources	Ms Simon-Hart Patricia
Commissioner Women Affairs	Barrister Mrs Manuela George-Izunwa
Commissioner Works	Mr Peterside Dakuku
Commissioner Youth Development	Mr Nweke Felix

Parastatals

Parastatals, typically reporting to a ministry, were:^[2]

Road Maintenance & Rehabilitation Task Force
Rivers State University of Science and Technology
Rivers State Television Authority
Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency
Rivers State Polytechnic
Rivers State Newspaper Corporation
Rivers State Microfinance Agency
Rivers State Housing and Property Development Authority
Rivers State College of Health Science and Technology
Rivers State College of Arts and Science
Rivers State University of Education
Rivers State Broadcasting Corporation
Rivers State Agricultural Development Programme
River State Universal Basic Education Board
Post Primary Schools Board
Muslims Pilgrims Welfare Board
Local Government Service Commission
Environmental Sanitation Authority
Christians Pilgrims Welfare Board

Legislature

The legislature consists of elected representatives from each constituency. As of 2010 they were:^[3]

Constituency	Representative
Abua/Odual	Henry I. Ogiri
Ahoada-East I	Ewor Nname R.
Ahoada East II	Kennedy S.A.L. Ebeku
Ahoada West	Hope O. Ikiriko
Akuku-Toru I	Brown Onari
Akuku-Toru II	Ibroma Kitchner
Andoni	Ibani I. Owaji
Asari-Toru I	Otelemaba D. Amachree
Asari-Toru II	Micheal Ibinabo West
Bonny	Aye A. Pepple
Degema	Harry Tonye Ezekiel
Eleme	Isaac Kamalu
Emohua	Chidi J. Lloyd
Etche I	Samuel Eke
Etche II	Golden Ngozi Chioma
Gokana	Bariyima K. Badom
Ikwerre	Enyinda Benson A.
Khana I	Nwile Befil Charles
Khana II	Deekor Dumnamene
Obio/Akpor I	Collins Ordu
Obio/Akpor II	Anthony Okeah
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni I	Prince Uchechukwu Nnam-Obi
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni II	Lucky Odili
Ogu/Bolo	Maureen Tamuno
Okrika	Linda S. Stewart
Omuma	Okatta U. Emmanuel
Opobo/Nkoro	Tamunosisi Gogo Jaja
Oyigbo	Nnamdi Ihute
Port Harcourt I	Jones Ogbonda
Port Harcourt II	Irene Martins Inimgba
Port Harcourt III	Victor Ihunwo
Tai	Felicia Taneh
Clerk of the House	Mr. Alex E. Nwala

Local Government

Local government areas handle local administration, under an elected Chairman. Rivers State is divided into twenty-three Local Government Areas (LGAs):

LGA Name	Area (km²)	Census 2006 population	Administrative capital	Postal Code
Port Harcourt	109	541,115	Port Harcourt	500
Obio-Akpor	260	464,789	Rumuokoro	500
Okrika	222	222,026	Okrika	500
Ogu/Bolo	89	74,683	Ogu	500
Eleme	138	190,884	Eleme	501
Tai	159	117,797	Sakpenwa	501
Gokana	126	228,828	Kpor	501
Khana	560	294,217	Bori	502
Oyigbo	248	122,687	Afam	502
Opobo/Nkoro	130	151,511	Opobo Town	503
Andoni	233	211,009	Ngo	503
Bonny	642	215,358	Bonny	503
Degema	1,011	249,773	Degema	504
Asari-Toru	113	220,100	Buguma	504
Akuku-Toru	1,443	156,006	Abonnema	504
Abua/Odual	704	282,988	Abua	510
Ahoada West	403	249,425	Akinima	510
Ahoada East	341	166,747	Ahoada	510
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni	969	284,010	Omuku	510
Emohua	831	201,901	Emohua	511
Ikwerre	655	189,726	Isiokpo	511
Etche	805	249,454	Okehi	512
Omuma	170	100,366	Eberi	512

References

^ "Executive Council". Rivers State Government. http://www.riversstate.gov.ng/COMMISSIONERS/tabid/97/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
^ "Parastatals". Government of Rivers State. http://www.riversstate.gov.ng/ParastatalsMembers/tabid/94/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-09-20.
^ "Constituencies". Rovers State House of Assembly. http://www.riversassembly.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=104&Itemid=13. Retrieved 2010-09-20.