Nigeria, April 13 -- Rivers State Administrator Ibok-Ete Ibas has warned the newly appointed sole administrators for the 23 local government areas in the state that his administration will not tolerate abuse of office and misuse of public funds.

According to a statement from Government House, Mr Ibas, a retired chief of naval staff, gave the warning on Friday in Port Harcourt in a meeting with the local government administrators.

"Let me state it unequivocally clear here: this administration will not tolerate any form of recklessness, abuse of office, or misuse of public funds or trust.

"The resources allocated to our local government must be used strictly for the purposes intended. So that there might be accountability and value for m...