BREAKING: Fubara Swears In Newly Elected LG Chairmen, Video Trends
- The newly elected chairmen in the 23 local government areas of Rivers state have been officially sworn into office
- Rivers state Governor Siminalayi Fubara carried out the swearing-in ceremony on Sunday, October 6
- Fubara inaugurated 22 chairmen from the Action Peoples Party (APP) and one from the Action Alliance (AA) into office.
Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international events
Rivers state, Port-Harcourt - Rivers state Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in the newly elected council chairmen and councilors on Sunday, October 5.
The council chairmen were elected during the local government election which was held on Saturday, October 4.
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The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Executive Council Chambers, Government House, Port Harcourt.
Fubara officially inaugurated 22 chairmen from the Action Peoples Party (APP) and one from the Action Alliance (AA) into office.
An X user (formerly known as Twitter)@UcheDec_ shared a video of the swearing-in ceremony.
The video of the swearing-in ceremony is trending on social media.
Fubara urged the newly elected chairmen to emulate his approach to governance and to be patient and calculative.
The governor raised alarm about plans to perpetrate violence against the elected officials when they resume their duties on Monday, October 7.
According to The Punch, Fubara charged the chairmen to see their victory as an opportunity to work for the Rivers people at the grassroots level.
“I’m aware that they are mobilisinhaveg 20 people per unit to go and confront you tomorrow when you resume in your local government headquarters. Please if they are coming with violence, avoid them.
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Atiku reacts to Rivers LG election results.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, reacted to the outcome of the local government elections in River state.
Atiku said the election results showed that Rivers people have rejected political oppression, harassment, and self-serving godfathers.
He commended Governor Sim Fubara for safeguarding the sanctity of the local government elections even amidst provocative challenges.
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