Eleme LG Secretariat Set Ablaze As Newly Elected Chairman Resumes Office In Rivers State

A section of the Eleme Local Government Council secretariat in Rivers State has reportedly been set ablaze.

Naija News reports that the incident occurred just days after the Rivers Local Government Elections, in which the Action Peoples Party (APP) won most seats.

According to Channels TV, the newly elected chairman of the Eleme LG, Brain Gokpa, arrived at the council secretariat accompanied by his councillors and supporters but discovered that a few of the buildings in the council had been set ablaze.

The outcome of Saturday’s election has led to fear of a potential outbreak of violence in some state councils.

Meanwhile, the police are yet to release any statement on the situation.

We Will Not Fight Physically

Meanwhile, the Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) loyal to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has rejected the outcome of the local government election.

They described the poll as an exercise in futility, vowing to challenge it in court.

Recall that the Saturday council election was won by the Action Peoples Party (APP), which secured 22 out of 23 chairmanship positions, while the Action Alliance candidate won one seat.

The APP also won 314 out of the 319 councillorship seats in the 23 LGAs in the state.

Fubara subsequently swore in the newly elected council chairmen of the 23 local government areas of the state on Sunday.

Naija News understands that after losing control of the PDP to Wike, Fubara’s supporters switched to the APP.

Speaking on the poll, the state Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kenneth Yowika, said the party would challenge the election in court.