Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Sunday sworn in the newly elected council chairmen of the 23 local government areas in Rivers State. The council chairmen took their oath office at the Executive Council Chamber of the Rivers Government House in Port Harcourt, State Capital. The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) had declared Action Peoples Party (APP) won 22 chairmanship seats while Action Alliance Etche Local government area. The election was held on Saturday across the state amidst violence and protests from loyalists of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The exercise was held on Sunday hours after the chairmen were issued certificates of return by the Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, Adolphus Enebeli.

Source: Libya Today October 07, 2024 07:43 UTC