Politics
Rivers Crisis: How Youths Uprooted Wike’s Statue (Video)
A video capturing supporters of Governor Sim Fubara uprooting the statue of the former governor of Rivers’ state, Nyesom Wike, at his Local Government Council, Obio Akpor is trending online.
This is coming after heavy shooting at the premises of the LG Council, following a move by the former chairman of the LGA, Hon Allwell Ihundah, to access the office.
Governor Siminialayi Fubara had in a statewide broadcast on Tuesday morning, bided the elected chairmen and councilors farewell, noting that their period to occupy their positions legally has elapsed.
But after the broadcast, the Chairman of PHALGA allegedly came to the council secretariat to pick some of his property, but he was stopped by the angry youths.
It was learned that in the process police attached to him started shooting in the air to scare the LGA occupants, but that the youths resisted the security action.
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The video which was circulated on X by the Port Harcourt People @AskPHPeople, had the caption, “Pro-Gov. Sim Fubara’s supporters destroy StatuMinister of FCT, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike at the heof Obino/Akpor Local Government Council.”
As seen in the viral video, after uprooting Wike’s statue, pro-Fubara’s could be seen jubilating.
Watch video below:
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