FlashBack News: Amaechi Suspends LGA Chairmen For Coming Late to Meeting



NO fewer than 11 local government chairmen in Rivers State have been suspended indefinitely by the State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi.

The council chairmen, it was gathered, were suspended as a result of their refusal to attend a meeting called by the state governor.

Amaechi had invited the council chairmen to a meeting with the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria to discuss the way forward on the price of premium motor spirit.

Surprising, 11 out of the 23 council chairmen did not honour the governor’s invitation, a development that did not go down well with Amaechi.

Among those suspended are the chairmen of Port Harcourt, Mr. Chimbiko Akarolo; Mr. Cassidy Ikegidi (Ahaoda East), Mr. Oron Nteh (Andoni), Mr. Welendu Amadi (Ikwerre) and Mr. Mclean Uranta (Opobo Nkoro).

Reacting to the suspension of the council chairmen, the Rivers State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria described Amaechi’s action as unlawful, illegal, null and void.

The party also described the governor’s action as a usurpation of the function of the State House of Assembly.

The State ACN Publicity Secretary, Mr. Jerry Needam, who said this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, said Amaechi violated sections 13 and 64 of the Local Government Law, which he (Amaechi) accented to.

“It’s also laughable that the reason being given for such extreme action of the governor is lateness and, or abstention to a government meeting; a proof that Governor Amaechi is more of a sole administrator than a democrat,” the statement noted.

Meanwhile, the state governor on Tuesday swore in 10 new acting chairmen to preside over the affairs of the affected local government areas pending when the suspended chairmen would be asked to return to their offices.

Amaechi, however, charged the new acting chairmen to work for the benefit of their people and desist from misusing council funds.

“As acting chairmen, let me warn that your job is not to tamper with the resources of your people illegally.

“The decision to suspend eleven council chairmen was taken with a lot of challenges in my mind but it was necessary to take that decision,” he added.

Needam explained that though the suspended council chairmen were illegally put in office against court proceedings challenging their legitimacy, only the House of Assembly was vested with the power to call council chairmen to order.


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Now I wonder if he Ameachi would hads done to GEJ if he was the president and the later Governor.

hmmm. he who comes to equity must come with clean and unblemished hands.

Wen did this happen?

Noble Icon: Wen did this happen?

Last year

like river cp, mba said amaechi is a dictator. He belongs to the bokoharis by default