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Sponsoring People To Shoot Is Laughable, You Can’t Destroy Local Govt – Rivers LG Chairman Knocks Wike

Sponsoring People To Shoot Is Laughable, You Can’t Destroy Local Govt – Rivers LG Chairman Knocks Wike

The Chairman of Obio/Akpo Local Government Area of Rivers State, Amb. Chijioke Ihunwo has stated that the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike is threatening democracy in Nigeria.

Ihunwo made the allegation on Tuesday while speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show programme.

He insisted that nobody can successfully destroy the local government structure.

The chairman statement is coming against the backdrop of the ongoing political crisis in Rivers State following the last Saturday’s local government election.

Naija News reports that a section of the Eleme local government secretariat was set on fire shortly after the arrival of newly-elected chairman Brian Gokpa.

Speaking on the crisis, Ihunwo said, “We want to tell Nigerians that nobody can destroy our Local Government. The local government has always been there even before the Minister of the FCT came in to become a chairman.

“So, sponsoring people to start shooting here and there across the local governments is laughable. And Wike is threatening democracy in Nigeria under President Bola Tinubu.

“I want to tell Nigerians that everyone in Rivers State is fine. We assure our people to go about their duty. Two people can’t be mad at the same time. What’s happening in Rivers is more or less laughable.

“We know that what goes around, comes around. Wike did the same to Rotimi Amaechi. Today, Rivers people did the same to him because he has refused to leave Rivers State alone. He wants Rivers State to be his private industry and want put us in his pocket, and we said no.”


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