Chijioke Ihunwo, chairman of Obio Akpor LGA in Rivers, has scrubbed Nyesom Wike’s name off the administrative block of the council secretariat.
Wike, who is the minister of the federal capital territory
(FCT) and former governor of Rivers, hails from Rumuepirikom in Obio-Akpor LGA
of the state.
His name was boldly engraved on the administrative building
of the council secretariat.
The minister’s name has now been replaced with Obi Wali’s, a
former politician and activist in the state, who died in 1993.
Ihunwo posted videos on X on Sunday, showing the process of
erasing Wike’s name from the block.
We have changed Wike’s name in admin block of Obio/Akpor Council, and replaced with the name of SENATOR DR. OBI WALI. pic.twitter.com/McuvOg6eMv
— Chijioke Ihunwo (@AmbChijioke) October 13, 2024
The development follows the supremacy battle between Wike
and Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers.
Last week, Fubara swore in 23 newly elected LGA
chairpersons.
The Action Peoples Party (APP) won 22 LGAs in the election,
while the Action Alliance (AA) claimed one council.
Fubara’s loyalists joined APP weeks before the election.
The build-up to the Rivers LGA election was marred by
controversy and conflicting court rulings. Hours after the council chairpersons
were sworn in, a raft of secretariats in the state were torched, vandalised or
engulfed in chaos.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) vehemently opposed the conduct of the poll.
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Thoughtful and very proactive of the chairman. You cannot be against the people and still be honoured.
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