seankafor:
now they can remain as you said, now what if fubara installs his own and gives them funds to execute projects thereby forming different factions of LGA chairmen like they have in house..

Now different is that these LGA that is loyal to wike will be starved of funds like the 25 lawbreakers.. while fubara men will be given states funds.

Itsrm:


Lol, It's not an assumption. That is what will happen.

BlueRayDick:


Na wetin Godfatherism dey cause be that na. Fubara is a beneficiary of godfatherism himself so he no fit too complain, na to find way to deal with them be the koko

BlueRayDick:


Lmao.

U were so damn sure Wike will get PDP presidential ticket, but we all know what happened eventually. Be humble and just accept it may happen or may not happen; so if doesn't happen u won't have to turn amala o

Itsrm:


Of course, he can. They will just have to operate from governors office like his illegitimate HOA members and won't be able to hijack the structure at the grassroot.

You really think the fight about control of local government is for execution of projects?

seankafor:
bro, fubara has the states purse on lock 🔐

Na money e go take to recruit..

Fubara just dey itch hand to go gun blazing..

I dey reason person try this kind rubbish with hopeless hope for my state.. na sorry go be him name..

Itsrm:


Different scenario. Wike controls the PDP structure in Rivers State and also controls PDP NWC.

Only way out for Fubara is to decamp to maybe LP and build his own structure with funds and start the hijack.

BlueRayDick:


On a serious not, the truth is; Local governments in Nigeria are more like an extension of the state government's civil service. LG chairmen are more like the governor's employees. If a state governor wants to deal with them, he can actually do that.

I have a fair understanding of Fubara's problem and I believe they are self-inflicted .

Some other governor would've just behaved like a fool, won't go confrontational with Wike early enough , conduct LG elections, then decide on dealing with Wike. If the new LG chairmen chose to side with Wike in the struggle, he will use state executive power to deal with them, deny them funding and they will not have any choice than to severe ties with Wike .

That way, he would've built his structure and be able to have a say on the next governorship election. Fubara showed his hands too early , that's why he's having all these unnecessary headache . That's why LG chairman fit dey insult him on camera.

LG chairman that accused Dapo Abiodun of seizing LG funds in Ogun state, Na the Local government excos sponsored by state government impeach am almost immediately.

seankafor:
if fubara is hell bent in still dealing with them, he can always will..

Like I said, he is the one that is lil livered because maybe he has one or two history with them based on past scenarios..

If fubara decides today that it's enough.. he will surely send all of them Usain bolt..

BlueRayDick:


On a serious not, the truth is; Local governments in Nigeria are more like an extension of the state government's civil service. LG chairmen are more like the governor's employees. If a state governor wants to deal with them, he can actually do that.

I have a fair understanding of Fubara's problem and I believe they are self-inflicted .

Some other governor would've just behaved like a fool, won't go confrontational with Wike early enough , conduct LG elections, then decide on dealing with Wike. If the new LG chairmen chose to side with Wike in the struggle, he will use state executive power to deal with them, deny them funding and they will not have any choice than to severe ties with Wike .

That way, he would've built his structure and be able to have a say on the next governorship election. Fubara showed his hands too early , that's why he's having all these unnecessary headache . That's why LG chairman fit dey insult him on camera.

LG chairman that accused Dapo Abiodun of seizing LG funds in Ogun state, Na the Local government excos sponsored by state government impeach am almost immediately.

Itsrm:


It is not just about money. Infact, Emuoha LG chairman has not been given funds since February. The others have not received funds in the last one month. He has also siezed the funds of HOA members. Not a single one of them has crawled back to him.

As someone else noted, this guys know how they brought him, they know how he will be removed.

One thing I agree with is, he started too soon. I know Wike can be overbearing but he saw him like that before he agreed to run as governor.

Theflint1:
3 months no long na, can they do 1 year? 2 years? As long as na Fubara dey in charge, those Wike loyalists have only two options... whither in die while staying loyal to Wike, or jump ship and go with Fubara... Most will stay loyal to Wike mainly cause he's still relevant at the federal level, and partly because they owe him some loyalty.

The party structure in Rivers is not all Wike's, it's Wike and Fubara's, and if Fubara plays his cards well, or Wike loses relevance at the federal level, that party structure will be all Fubara.

Theflint1:
3 months no long na, can they do 1 year? 2 years? As long as na Fubara dey in charge, those Wike loyalists have only two options... whither in die while staying loyal to Wike, or jump ship and go with Fubara... Most will stay loyal to Wike mainly cause he's still relevant at the federal level, and partly because they owe him some loyalty.

The party structure in Rivers is not all Wike's, it's Wike and Fubara's, and if Fubara plays his cards well, or Wike loses relevance at the federal level, that party structure will be all Fubara.

seankafor:
people underate the power of money and power in Nigeria

Fubara has the money and the power, the battle is still long.. if he plays his card right , he will collect all those useless structures from wike..

Person get the structure before wike took it, person go still take an after wike..

Who would've thought wike himself will start struggling to remove his stooge this early..

If he was the El Dorado, he would've removed fubara in one swoop.. but here fubara stands, doing his things and calling the shots above his headmaster..

Make tinubu sack wike tomorrow, goner will be his name

Itsrm:


No be only structure.

Why does he not want to conduct local government elections since he has the structure. He knows if he's lucky, he wins one or two of all 23.

BlueRayDick:


https://westafricaweekly.com/fg-disembarks-on-lagos-calabar-highway-realignment-due-to-submarine-cables/


This just shows there was no proper planning in place before the federal government began this Calabar Coastal road hurriedly .

Umahi who is supposed to be an engineer proceeded on a project of such magnitude without carrying out an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) .chai! That was the same report the Arise News journalist was asking Umahi the engineer about and he just trivialized it and some unreasonable people were bashing the lady talking about irrelevant things.

So if the teleco operators had not cry out about the potential damage to the submarine cables along that route , that’s how these people would’ve caused serious internet connectivity problems all over the country and they will start using propaganda to blame saboteurs . 🤦‍♂️

It’s like this government want to outdo Buhari’s in the area of being clueless . The only saving grace they have is that after taking a clueless decision, they always have the courage to swallow their pride and backtrack

Itsrm:


No be only structure.

Why does he not want to conduct local government elections since he has the structure. He knows if he's lucky, he wins one or two of all 23.

OasisX:


......from KM 16 to 25, but Landmark is within KM 1 to 4. LOL!

BlueRayDick:


On a serious not, the truth is; Local governments in Nigeria are more like an extension of the state government's civil service. LG chairmen are more like the governor's employees. If a state governor wants to deal with them, he can actually do that.

I have a fair understanding of Fubara's problem and I believe they are self-inflicted .

Some other governor would've just behaved like a fool, won't go confrontational with Wike early enough , conduct LG elections, then decide on dealing with Wike. If the new LG chairmen chose to side with Wike in the struggle, he will use state executive power to deal with them, deny them funding and they will not have any choice than to severe ties with Wike .

That way, he would've built his structure and be able to have a say on the next governorship election.[b] Fubara showed his hands too early, [/b]that's why he's having all these unnecessary headache . That's why LG chairman fit dey insult him on camera.

LG chairman that accused Dapo Abiodun of seizing LG funds in Ogun state, Na the Local government excos sponsored by state government impeach am almost immediately.

Itsrm:


Makes it less bad but does not exonerate them. If they can make an exception for the submarine cable, why not do the same for landmark and other businesses.

Theflint1:
And he doesn't have to conduct elections either, he can employ transition local government chairmen and keep postponing the date of the actual election while he's building his base...and the people that will be getting money in the interim would be his guys, if they do do strong head e go place all the LGA headquarters in the state on "renovation"

Ballzproblem2:
I warned people about that pig umahi,he's just a tool for tinubu.

OasisX:




......that ain't my business though, just wanna correct silly propaganda here and beyond that the re-alignment has nothing to do with Landmark.

Itsrm:


Makes it less bad but does not exonerate them. If they can make an exception for the submarine cable, why not do the same for landmark and other businesses.

Theflint1:
As long as Lagos state gave approval for properties to be built on the path of the road, somebody would eventually be hurt when the project eventually commenced. The project has been conducted hastily, and the EIA which would have given everybody fair warning of what was to be done, and carried relevant stakeholders along to limit damage was never done, all because Tinubu wants his son and his French buddies to cashout.

Theflint1:
It's possible Wike gave him no choice in that matter...guys like Wike show they're in charge by doing the most extreme things; I'm sure Wike must have given him some extreme conditions so there's no confusion on the fact that he (Wike) is in charge, maybe it's the nature of Rivers' politics or it's his naivety showing cause a BAT for example would be fine playing in the background and even given you max respect of your position, so long as you give him his reasonable kickbacks... na why till today people still dey say no be BAT had no hand in Ambode's fate, say na Lagos APC members tire for the guy matter comot am.

Itsrm:


If you say he has the structure, he doesn't need any transition committee. He should go ahead and conduct elections so he can win all the LGAs.

No one is stopping him from appointing caretaker committee. As long as they work from government house. The local government chairmen will remain in office and nothing will happen.

Remember, there's no state police yet. I wish him goodluck as he embarks on this renovation