Local government chairman appoints 100 special assistants in rivers state
The Chairman caretaker committee of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers state, Chijioke Ihunwo has appointed 100 people as his special assistants, and subsequently disclosed identities of the appointees.
Penpushing reports that Ihunwo made this known on Wednesday in a post on X, emphasizing that as the caretaker chairman of the local government he has approved the appointment and urged the appointees to effectively work with him
“As the Caretaker Chairman of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, I have approved the appointment of one hundred Special Assistants. While congratulating the appointees, I charged them to work effectively and key into my developmental agenda, and in line with the vision of Governor Siminalayi Fubara’, Ihunwo added.
Penpushing further reports that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara handpicked Ihunwo and others about 21 days ago to run the affairs of the 23 local councils in the state, pending when new officials are elected.
The appointment caused controversy and violent clashes, as the former elected council officials whose tenure had expired refused to leave office, as a result of the protracted political battle between Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, who is now a minister.
Penpushing also reports that the supremacy tussle between the duo has split the state legislature into two factions as well as disrupting governance in the state for over a year now, and before Ihunwo, latest appointment, he was the chairman of the National Youth Council in Rivers and a vocal critic of Wike.
The Obio-Akpor local government where Ihunwo is overseeing is where the former Governor Wike hails from, however, number of residents reacted to the appointments and expressed shock and disappointment
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a landmark judgment which affirmed the financial autonomy of Nigeria’s 774 local governments, while this judgment is expected to reduce the state governors’ influence and control over the local government in Nigeria.
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