Why Governor Fubara Insisted on Rivers LG Election, Political Analyst Explains
- Barrister Anyakweh Miracle Amadi has reacted to the conduct of the local government election in Rivers state
- Amadi said Governor Siminalayi Fubara insisted that the Rivers LG election must hold because of the Supreme Court ruling
- The political analyst said with elected LG chairmen, the federal allocation accruable to the councils can be denied
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Port Harcourt, Rivers state - A lawyer and political analyst, Barrister Anyakweh Miracle Amadi, said Governor Siminalayi Fubara has genuine reason to proceed with the just concluded LG election in Rivers state.
Amadi said Governor Fubara insisted that the election should hold because of the Supreme Court judgement.
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The Port Harcourt-based lawyer said without a duly elected LG chairman/person the 23 LG areas in Rivers state might be denied their allocation by the federal government.
He stated this during an exclusive chat with Legit.ng on Saturday, October 19.
“The reason the governor insisted that the election should hold was because of the Supreme Court local government financial autonomy ruling, and that ruling will only be effective in states with duly elected local government council officers.
"The reason is so that the federal allocation accruable to local government areas, particularly as touching Rivers would not be denied.
"So that was really the reason why the governor is insisting that the election should hold. So that's it."
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- Wike Hints At When Rivers House of Assembly Crisis Will Be Resolved
- Rivers Crisis: APC Chairman Breaks Silence on Wike, 27 Lawmakers’ Defection, “I Tried to Woo Them”
- Rivers Crisis: Governor Fubara Accused of Supporting Plot to Blackmail Judiciary
Rivers LG Chairman removes Wike’s name from council building
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Chijioke Ihunwo, the newly elected chairman of Obio Akpor LGA, removed ex-Governor Nyesom Wike’s name from the council secretariat's administrative block.
On Sunday morning, Ihunwo shared videos of how Wike’s name was replaced with Obi Wali’s, a renowned politician and activist in Rivers state who passed away in 1993.
The development comes amidst the supremacy battle between the FCT minister Wike and his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
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