The youths, who stormed the council secretariat in their hundreds, were responding to the governor’s statewide broadcast directing Heads of Local Government Administration to take over the leadership of the 23 LGAs in the state.
They promptly chased away any agents that opposed the directive.
“All of them have disappeared, because we have come to take over. The governor is the power that we know. We have taken over Eleme. Total take over,” said one of the youths, who wished to remain anonymous.
The youths made it clear that they would not allow anyone to take away what belonged to the council, as they marched through the premises, asserting their allegiance to Governor Fubara.
“The governor is the power we know, there is no other power. We have taken over Eleme. Eleme is taken. Their tenure has elapsed, they should go home,” the youth added.CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
