In a viral video circulated on Thursday, Nwanosike directly addressed state governor Siminalayi Fubara, expressing his intention to remain in office beyond the stipulated date.
The chairman justified his decision by citing an extension of tenure granted by state lawmakers under the leadership of Martin Amaghule, due to the state government’s failure to conduct local government elections, The Punch reported
In the two-minute video, Nwanosike affirmed that he would continue in his role based on the lawmakers’ directive and warned that the people of Ikwerre LG would resist any attempts to remove him from office.
He declared:
Nwanosike also confronted those questioning Martin Amaewhule’s authority, stating, “Who are you to say Martin Amaewhule is not the Speaker of the Rivers House of Assembly?”
He said:
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, May 21, the Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt division, declared the six-month tenure elongation of the state’s local government executive chairmen by the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly as null and void, unconstitutional and of no effect, TimesNow.com.ng
The court further declared the Local Government Law No.2 of 2024, whose provisions extended the tenure of local government chairmen as invalid.
The presiding judge, Justice, D.G. Kio, in his judgement, declared that Local Government Law No. 2 of 2024, which extended the chairmen’s terms by six months was in conflict with the 1999 Constitution and Section 9(1) of Rivers State Local Government Law No. 5 of 2018.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
