Samuel Nwanosike, the chairman of the Ikwerre Local Government Area in Rivers State, asserts that he was already operating in a democracy and holding the position of local government chairman prior to Siminalayi Fubara’s election as governor. He said that the Rivers state administration had been refusing to send money meant for his Ikwerre local government for the previous two months. He claims that Fubara also embezzled funds intended for a different Emuoha local government for a period of three months.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
In a video that AIT posted, Nwanosike stated that Fubara’s actions were motivated by his lack of amicability with both him and the chairman of Emuoha.
According to Samuel, “The governor (Fubara) believes I don’t attend his functions or he doesn’t like my face.”
“And I said, sir, even before you became governor, I was already a local government chairman, and in democracy, even if we disagree in whatever manner, it should not come to the job.”CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
“The constitution cannot be breached because I didn’t greet you in the morning.”