Rivers state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has reminded the executive chairmen of the local government areas in the state that they have a few days to vacate their offices.
The governor’s statement came amid threats by the local government chairmen that they would not vacate office on July 17 because the Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly extended their tenure to six months in an amended law.
The governor admonished them to shun violence, warning that they would not be forgiven if they relied on their “useless” support to hurt anybody in the state.
The governor regretted that after the state’s event on Tuesday, miscreants attacked some persons who attended the inauguration of the Aleto-Ogale-Ebubu-Eteo Road project on their way home and described such actions as utterly needless.
Fubara gave the warning at the official kick-off of the Elele-Egbeda-Omoku Road project in the Emohua Local Government Area on Thursday, May 16.
He said:
Fubara drew their attention to the reality of life after office, saying it should help them exercise caution. He noted that the opposition camps belong to him, and there is no need to cause violence.
He said:
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that contrary to a post on social media, Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state was not recently declared wanted by the EFCC.
TimesNow.com.ng fact-checked a breaking news on social media claiming the EFCC declared the governor wanted.
The governor was last declared wanted by the EFCC in May 2022 as the accountant general of Rivers state, while he was first on the radar of the anti-graft agency in 2018 as the director of finance in the state.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
