Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has sacked the chairman of the Rivers state traditional rulers council, RSTRC and paramount ruler of Emohua loval government area, Eze Ohna Sergeant Chidi Awuse.
Governor Fubara made the announcement at a special meeting he had with members of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers at the Banquet Hall of Government House in Port Harcourt on Friday.
He accused Awuse, a close ally of the FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike, of inability to steer the affairs of the council aright, so as to promote cordial relationship among members and the State Government.
As replacement, the governor appointed the Paramount Ruler of Apara Kingdom, Eze Chike Worlu Wodo, as the new Chairman of the council.
Eze Chike Worlu Wodo is the Paramount Ruler of Apara Kingdom in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the State.
Governor Fubara regretted that, under Eze Sergeant Awuse, the council produced a calendar for the year 2024, and insulted the State Government by deliberately refusing to include the photographs of the Governor and the Deputy Governor.
Such posture, he said, among others, clearly showed that the council under that kind of leadership had not, and would never live up to expectations.
Fubara said, “I want the council to live up to its responsibility. From my observation, the council is moribund. So, I can feel that the council, for a while now, has been very inactive. Inactive because, maybe, the chairman has decided not to be responsible as a chairman. I think that is the best way to describe it.
“I am not talking about other things that have been happening. But I feel there are responsibilities of the chairman, and so far, I have not felt it and you can also attest to that, that you are not seeing that leadership that you expect.
“I would like to draw your attention to a special insult that was meted to this government. The council produced a calendar for the year of our Lord 2024, and the Governor’s picture, and the Deputy Governor’s picture are not in the calendar.
“I want to ask you: does it show any sign that, that leadership is working with this government? I hope you have a copy of it? Does it show that your chairman is working with this government?
“So, I have decided today, we have to move forward. By the special grace of God, the administrative life-span of the chairman is one year, which is renewable. So, at this particular time, I have to say that with the power vested on me, I announce that the tenure of Chief Sergeant Awuse has been terminated.”
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