Following his reinstatement as governor of Rivers State on September 18, 2025, Sim Fubara took action regarding unpaid August salaries for local government workers.

The interim administration conducted a verification exercise for local government workers and pensioners in August 2025.

During this process, many civil servants and pensioners reported not receiving their August pay, which the Administrator attributed to a discovery of an inflated wage bill.

In response to the issue, Governor Fubara ordered the payment of the outstanding August salaries to all verified local government staff and pensioners.

He instructed heads of personnel across the 23 local government areas to submit comprehensive lists of verifiable workers.