Fresh Crisis Brews In Rivers State As Militants, Youths Vow To Take Over Local Councils After Chairmen's Tenure Ended

Some youths, who claimed to be members of the anti-bunkering task force in South South, have vowed to take over all the 23 local government councils in Rivers State, following the expiration of the tenure of the LG chairmen in Rivers State.

This came as the tenure of the current 23 LG chairmen in the state expires on Monday, June 17, 2024. The 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, had also vowed to resist any attempt by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to install caretaker members in the 23 local government areas of the state.

Some youths in the Degema Local Government Area of the state on Monday occupied the council secretariat in the early hours and locked the entrances.

The youths who were seen chanting war songs appeared battle-ready as they insisted that they would not allow the LG chairmen to remain in office after serving out their tenure, saying they would remain there to ensure the outgoing LG chairman did not return to the council.

The same scenario is playing out in the Asari-Toru Local Government Area, where youths stormed the council headquarters in Degema and occupied the facility. Many of the youths were seen in different groups in front of the secretariat and the entire stretch of the road leading to the entrance, even as some could be heard saying, "Asawana" a popular slang among the Ijaws which signifies solidarity, even as others arrived the scene in droves.

The youths said they would remain until Wednesday when work resumed and dared the council chairmen to come to the secretariat.

However, a man who claimed to be a member of Joint Task Force, and in charge of anti-bunkering activities in South South, vowed to storm all the Councils on Wednesday and force them out. The man, in a video which shows some youths dressed in uniform and coming out from the creeks and obtained by SaharaReporters on Monday, challenged the caretakers to wait for them.

"Today is Friday, we are back from the creeks, preparing to take over all the twenty three Local Government Councils in Rivers State, on Wednesday. They should wait for us, we are coming. "We are to escort every Local Government Caretakers out. It's my hobby and business to work with government in reducing crime in the state, to relate with the government and fight the people who are against the government. "I am working with the Joint Task Force, I am in charge of anti-bunkerin activities in South South. Half of my men are back, we are taking over all the Local Government Councils.

"The caretakers should be ready to host boys on Wednesday, Nwanosike wait for us. I have volunteered to come to the Ikwerre Local Government Council on Wednesday. You will learn how to respect elders, authority and number one citizen," the statement added.

The Chairperson of the Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, Samuel Nwanosike, had said Governor Siminalayi Fubara lacked the power to constitute caretaker committees for local government councils in the state as a consequence of the Court of Appeal ruling in Port Harcourt, Friday.

Mr Nwanosike, an ally of former Governor Wike (now FCT minister), on Saturday, said Governor Fubara could not replace him and his colleagues at the councils with a caretaker committee. He predicated his argument on the ruling of the Court of Appeal.

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Wike, in collaboration with some evil BATerian minions, egging the local government chairmen whose tenure ended today to stay put, just want to see Rivers State go up in flames.

Who say wike no b man?

Wednesday go hot.

Nwanoshike of Ikwerre LGA, over to you

Make fubara and wike use their brain nah.

SiN FUBETRAYER arming militants with machine guns to take over the duties of the police is directly calling for anarchy, which can only be cured with state of emergency by the Federal Government..

if their tenure has expired so be it.

Seeing Fubara visiting Asari these days, of course this shouldn't be strange. However, what is INEC doing to conduct LGA elections ASAP?

Violence breeds violence this is what Wike wants

This rivers crisis go dey bloody o.
Make wike better comot body o.

Wike dey your dey,
Make Fubara dey him dey.
Nobody worry Nobody.

It won't surprise me if these guys turns out to be pro wike.

In life, no take anything serious, e get why.

Fubara will put caretakers chairmen in all the local government area of the state and there is nothing Wike and his boys can do

If my memory serves me right, this same scenario played out in Imo state in 2011 between the then new Governor Rochas Okorocha of APGA and incumbent LG chairmen loyal to PDP and was maturely resolved. That state is not leading in education for nothing.

Wike thinks he is arrogant, e don jam his senior brothers.

Walai:
If my memory serves me right, this same scenario played out in Imo state in 2011 between the then new Governor Rochas Okorocha of APGA and incumbent LG chairmen loyal to PDP and was maturely resolved. That state is not leading in education for nothing.

funny!...

That clueless neophyte called Fubara who is struggling for power will destroy Rivers State with his desperation. There must be an election, else the LGA chairmen are going nowhere.

Men don dey root out Make ikwerre LGA chairman show face , I wan check something .


Nitwits go hide dia face

Stu.pid nwanosike dey challenge.

BondRiv:
That clueless neophyte called Fubara who is struggling for power will destroy Rivers State with his desperation. There must be an election, else the LGA chairmen are going nowhere.

Mu gu

Oya go conduct the election na.

Shebi na ur pa.pa get Rivers state ?

Wike no get men .


U guys should show face on Wednesday, we wan check something

If u try ,everywhere go shake

Na ijaw man dey talk to u .

Nonsense nitwit

if their tenure has expired so be it.

As a Rivers man wey I be. I wholeheartedly support this.


Kick dem out !!

BondRiv:
That clueless neophyte called Fubara who is struggling for power will destroy Rivers State with his desperation. There must be an election, else the LGA chairmen are going nowhere.

Keep crying, don't call out Wike and his boys. Hypocrite.

Wike and his louts acting roguish while agbado urchins cheer him on because that's the only type of politics they understand

Politicians are enemies of the masses.They're
there for their pockets. No wonder they're always ready to do anything to remain in power. Your tenure has expired but you refused to leave

Dem go waste Four good years Fighting 😧😧😧

And so it begins..

How unfortunate that one man's ambition is about to unleash anarchy in a once peaceful state

Hope they are not Wike men

COMRADES, wike must be brought down humiliated by force, if he can't allow the governor to work, then there will be no peace for the wicked/him