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The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC may be dragged to court soon following a threat by the Council of Chiefs from Koniju Town in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State. The threat of the council is due to an alleged insult by the party on their monarch, His Royal Majesty, King Ateke Tom.
Suanu's Blog recalls that the coronation of Ateke Tom as king in his community few weeks ago has been greeted with mixed reactions by the public following his personality as a former dreaded Niger Delta Militant.

The chiefs who alleged that the APC denigrated and defamed the character of their monarch when the party was led in a Pro-SARS rally by its 2015 deputy governorship candidate, Hon.Osita Honourable with youths carrying banners with an inscription; ‘Wike is making Criminals King’ is demanding an apology to its king who they believe the banners were targeted at or face legal action.
Chairman of the town’s Council of Chiefs, Chief Chris Opuayaraya, in a statement explained that it was painful to observe that the banner where such statement was written had the photographs of King Ateke Tom and the state governor.
He warned that they would seek redress in court should the party fail to apologise and retract such statement without delay.
“As if that was not enough, the defeated deputy governorship candidate of APC in the 2015 election in Rivers State, Hon. Asita O. Asita’s speech was also heard on radio and corroborated with inscription on the flex banner.
“We, the Chiefs, elders and people of Okochiri Kingdom and indeed the entire Wakirike ethnic nationality wholly condemn in strongest terms the damaging, malicious, provocative and insulting inscription targeted to maligning and denting the hard-earned reputation of our monarch.
“We view the act as sacrilegious, inciting and intended to demean not only the image of our well respected traditional stool and its occupant, but also a great disrespect and disservice to the people of Okochiri Kingdom, who after a thorough selection, picked His Royal Majesty to ascend this exalted ancient throne,” he stated.
The Council of Chiefs, further warned that the people would not allow any political party, community or organization to humiliate them or denigrate their traditional stool.

Meanwhile a member of the APC in Omuma Local Government Area of Rivers State, Mr. Darlington Nwauju while reacting to the threat dared them to seek redress in a law court, describing their demand for apology as ‘misplaced’.
“The flex banners used that day never mentioned the name of Ateke Tom. It was an open ended stated statement. We are aware that there are several chiefs and kings in the state.
“Moereover, they cannot prove it in court that the banner referred to Ateke Tom. I hope they will not resort to self-help” he said.


Source: http://www.suanusblog.com/2017/12/rivers-state-apc-to-face-prosecution.html

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