Rivers: New LG chair yanks off Wike’s name from council building
by Hassan Muaz · The Eagle OnlineThe newly elected Chairman of Obio Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, Chijioke Ihunwo, has removed the name of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, from the administrative block of the council secretariat.
Recall that the former Rivers State governor is from Rumuepirikom community in Obio Akpor LGA and was a former local council chairman.
The minister’s name, which was boldly engraved on the administrative building of the council secretariat, has now been replaced with a former politician and activist in the state, the late Obi Wali.
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In a post alongside a video posted via his X page, @AmbChijioke, on Sunday, Ihunwo showed when Wike’s name was removed from the block and replaced with Wali.
He wrote: “We have changed Wike’s name in the admin block of Obio/Akpor Council, and replaced it with the name of SENATOR DR. OBI WALI.”
Inhunwo and 22 other newly elected LGA chairpersons elected during the Rivers local council election were recently sworn in by the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara.
At the end of the poll, the Action Peoples Party won 22 council seats in the election, while the Action Alliance won one LG.
The All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party opposed the conduct of the poll.
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