Shooting rocks Port Harcourt as Pro Wike Council Chairmen resist sack
Heavy shooting was recorded at the premises of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers state on Tuesday morning, June 18.
This followed a move by the chairman of the LGA, Allwell Ihundah, to access his office. Earlier, Siminalayi Fubara, the Governor of the state had directed Heads of Administration in the 23 Local Government Areas to take charge of the councils.
Governor Fubara’s directive is with effect from Tuesday, June 18, 2024. This follows the expiration of the tenure of elected chairmen, their deputies, and councillors who were mostly loyal to the immediate past Rivers state governor and current FCT minister, Nyesom Wike.
It was alleged that the chairman of the LGA, Ihundah had arrived at the Council Secretariat on Tuesday morning, June 18, with his security personnel to access his office, but that he was stopped by the youths who occupied the premises.
Ihundah allegedly came to the council secretariat to pick up some of his property, but he was stopped by the angry youths in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) state.
It was learned that in the process Police attached to him started shooting in the air to scare the occupants. Subsequently, Ihunda jumped into a black SUV vehicle, escorted by aides and zoomed off.
