VIDEO: Rivers LG chairman removes Wike’s name from council building

Oct. 13, 2024 - Punch Newspapers

The 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. PUNCH Online reports that the former Rivers governor is from Rumuepirikom community in Obio Akpor LGA of the state 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. 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.

At the end of the poll, the Action Peoples Party won 22 council seats in the election, while the Action Alliance won one LG...