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Officers of the Nigeria Police Force have continued to barricade the 23 LGA headquarters of Rivers state.
On Tuesday, the Rivers police command announced the take over of the council headquarters following clashes between supporters of Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, and Nyesom Wike, his predecessor. The crisis ensued after youths stormed the LGA secretariats to dislodge the elected chairpersons, whose tenure ended on Monday.
Following the expiration of the chairpersons’ tenure, Fubara ordered the heads of local government administration to immediately assume control of the 23 council areas of the state.Despite the governor’s directive, some of the former LGA chairpersons reportedly attempted to resume duty at the council secretariat, but they were chased away by youths.Some of the caretaker chairpersons could not access the council offices because armed police officers remained stationed at the LGA headquarters.
Over the past few months, Rivers has been engulfed in political crisis due to the rift between Fubara and Wike.Click on the link below to join TheCable Channel on WhatsApp for your Breaking News, Business Analysis, Politics, Fact Check, Sports and Entertainment News!Price of 12.5kg cooking gas increased by 63% in one year, says NBS
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