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Former local government chairmen in Rivers State have threatened to resume office in the councils if Governor Siminalayi Fubara refuses to obey the recent Supreme Court judgement outlawing the use of caretaker committees to run council affairs.
The former chairmen loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, made the threat during a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Friday.
The former chairman of Emohua LGA, Dr Chidi Lloyd, said they had been patient while expecting Fubara to comply with the court judgment. However, he has continued to work with the Caretaker Committee members in the 23 LG councils of the state.
Dr Lloyd alleged that the governor’s actions are capable of causing a breach of the peace in the state and called on the police authority at the national level to take necessary actions to stop the activities of Fubara’s CTC chairmen.
He stated, “The essence of this conference is to say that we are not cowards, if this continues we will go back to our local government and force ourselves into the councils.
“We have kept quiet because of the kind of leader we have who continues from time to time to preach the path of peace. We are still the same ones that elected him into office as governor when his local government produced less than 5000 votes.
