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Police Will Not Leave Rivers LGA Secretariats - IGP ~ OsazuwaAkonedo #Fubara #Igp #LGA #Nyesom #Police #Rivers #Siminalayi #Wike Political Crisis Between The Nigeria Minister Of FCT Who Is Also The Former Governor Of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike And Governor Siminalayi Fubara May Have Resorted To Street Fighting And Killings In The South South State Shortly After The Governor Dissolved And Put An End To The Tenure Of The Local Government Chairmen In The State. https://osazuwaakonedo.news/police-will-not-leave-rivers-lga-secretariats-igp/20/06/2024/ #Issues Published: June 20th, 2024 Reshared: June 20, 2024 9:29 pm
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political crisis between the Nigerian
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minister of fct who is also the former
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governor of rer state in and Governor
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simar may have resed to street fighting
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and killings in the South South State
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shortly after the governor dissolved and
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put an end to the tenure of the local
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government chairman in the state the
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action has made police operatives to
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take over the 23 local government area
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secretariats preventing both the caraker
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committee chairman and the former
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occupants of the seats from accessing
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the secretariats for local government
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business activities River State Governor
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similar fug while saring in the 23 local
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government care committe chairpersons
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said his reason of ending the tenure of
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the former local government chairman is
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in furtherance of our determined steps
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to stabilize our poity I SW in chairman
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of K committees to manage the Affairs of
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our 23 local government areas after the
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expiration of the tenure of the
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immediate past chairman as nature of
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holds a vacuum our action is to ensure
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that we don't give V to tenure inovation
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which is alien to our constitution upon
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swearing in I charge the ctica chairman
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to protect the interest of their people
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in the Grassroots leadership and to
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promote peace and order in their domains
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as a government that strongly adders to
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accountability I also ordered for the
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audit of the activities of the
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administration of the 23 local
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government areas in the past 3 years in
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order to assertain the proper
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utilization of funds within the period
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on Thursday the Inspector General of
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police igp K UK directed the
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continuation of the police barricade on
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local government Secretariat in River
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State to prevent a breakdown of Law and
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Order igp the directive while filing
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questions from journalists in Abuja on
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the Seline of a conference with
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commissioners of police and other senior
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officers igp said police will continue
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to occupy the secretariats until Court
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of competent jurisdiction Believers
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judgments of the local government crisis
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in Rivers State the Inspector General of
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police igp K took heard in a statement
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signed by the first public relations
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officer Alle condemned the outbreak of
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violence and subsequent breakdown of Law
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and Order at various local government
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Council secretariats in R state where
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supporters of the two political factions
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belonging to the fct minister and the
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governor clashed over the tenure of
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local government Council chairman which
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according to the police unfortunately
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led to the tragic Dan of a police
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officer inspector David mg B and Sam a
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vigilante number at umum in umum local
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government area the police statement
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further reades in courot thus in
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response to this H acts the igp has
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directed the commissioner of police in
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River State CPU to iten security
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measures across the state and Institute
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th investigations into the killing of
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the police officer and the Vigilante
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operative as well as the general
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violence which cored in the state the
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igp has specifically deployed operatives
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of the force intelligence Response Team
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IRT to assist the riv State command in
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apprehending the killers of the police
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officer and the Vigilante member the igp
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serious ones individuals and groups of
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people who had opions for senseless
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attacks and Mindless killings of police
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officers and other security operatives
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across the country to desist for as the
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fullest force of the law will be mitted
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on them the CP has also been directed to
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focus on increased patrols strategic
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deployment of officers and enhanced
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intelligence operations to prevent
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further violence and ensure the safety
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of all residents the igp extends
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heartfelt condolences to the families
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friends and colleagues of the deceased
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police officer and the Vigilante member
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Notting that their dedication and
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sacrifice in the life of Duty will not
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be taken for granted the Inspector
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General of police calls on all residents
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and political stakeholders in the St to
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exercise restraint and seek peaceful
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means of resolving differences about
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three persons including a former student
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union government leader were killed in
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River State on Tuesday as youth's
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besiege to headquarters of many local
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government areas following the order of
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the state Governor ending the tenue of
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chairman of the 23 local government
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areas in the state am miss the killing
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and unrest Governor similar FAS SW Ina
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chairman for the 23 local government
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areas of the state the swearing was done
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on W at the government house in Fort
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harot the state capital am security
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according to local media the ceremony
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followed the Swift screening and
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approval of the kica chairman By The
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River State House of Assembly earlier on
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Wednesday morning punch newspaper on
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Thursday in its report indicated that
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the kica committee chairman for the 23
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local government areas of rer State have
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assumed duties with the swearing in of
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their members and dissolution of all
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standing committees in their respective
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councils also the chairman resolved all
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task forces set up by the a council
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chairman even as a pledge to pay all
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outstanding salaries Ed to their
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predecessors recall that Governor s
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fubara had on Wednesday swor in the
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chairman in government house oring them
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to promote peace at all times saying
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they can work from anywhere for the time
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being speaking Al swearing in his
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members Adon to the council Secretariat
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in u the CTC chairman of U bolo local
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government area Evans B said his
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administration would focus on human
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capital development economic empowerment
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and employment generation to improve the
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quality of life of the people he also
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promised to embark on massive stomach
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infrastructure to reduce hunger and and
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poverty as well as provide grants for
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small and medium scale Enterprises to
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boost the household economy in the area
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while uding his committee members to be
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dedicated to the discharge of their
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duties he stated there will be human
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capital development we will support
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women and men doing business because
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infrastructure without food in your
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stomach is zero to the committee members
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he said be firm and honest while
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discharging your duties none of you
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should be deterred or intimidated he
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called on his pricor and his team to
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return all government property in the
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opposition all Council properties in the
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custody of the precious Administration
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by anyone be it power generating set
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pain and others should be returned
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because I will pursue you to the latter
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I hereby dissolve all standing
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committees if you are a standing
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committee you stand dissolved he said in
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Elena local government area the CTC
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chairman BR Goa after swearing in his
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members said he would prioritize
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security and promised everybody along in
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the scheme of things many people have
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expressed fears that nobody can control
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Ren himself Ren is not a stupid person
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he is a politician who knows that
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collectively we can achieve our and
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because I know I cannot do it alone we
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will carry our stakeholders and
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everybody alone so nobody should be
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scared fundamentally we will not play
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with security and no actart of
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indiscipline I have been active in the
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security of L since 2015 so I know the
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Dynamics of security in LMA why
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condemning the destruction of property
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in the council Secretariat by HS he
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announced the dissolution of some Youth
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councils and standing committees all
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standing local government committees are
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hereby dissolved the revenue director
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should take charge of all revenue
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spending the appointment of Comm ites in
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Ka local government area the newest one
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in CTC chairman Marin y promised to run
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an allinclusive government where young
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people the elderly and women will be
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empowered y shortly after swearing in
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members charged them to work together to
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build the local government area saying
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for our members let us work together as
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a team collaborate put ideas together
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even with the leaders of Ka both at the
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community and government levels women
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and youths to make us succeed this
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government is one of empowerment we want
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to build the capacity of our people and
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attract businesses to Kaa he promised to
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immediately execute the directives of
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the governor to pay the salaries of
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workers and announce the dissolution of
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all former appointees in the area all
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committees both standing and whatever
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remains suspended from today and anybody
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going on behalf of Ka local government
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to collect revenue from anybody who on
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behalf of the council should stop forth
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with immediately we will ensure that
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salaries are paid even the outome local
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government chairman and councilors punch
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newspaper news report ends in quote
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meanwhile the people's Democratic party
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PDP has described as Rec the recent out
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and alleged call for War by Mr ton ucha
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the r State K chairman of the all
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Progressive Congress APC in a statement
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in Abuja honorable neaba the national
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publicity Secretary of the PDP alleged
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that the many utterances of Mr Oka
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clearly kep towards instigating crisis
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in Rivers State the PDP said Mr Oka is
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working to truncate the will of the
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people of Rivers State as expressed in
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the governorship election which produced
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Governor Sim fugara the use of the word
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well by Mr Oka in his St statement
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clearly shows an evil intention which
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has been firly resisted and will
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continue to be resisted by the people of
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Rivers State the rless Outburst by Tony
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OKO further exposes the Sinister PL by
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the APC in Rivers State which has been
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seeking for ways to instigate crisis it
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also wants to forcefully overthrow a
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democratic order and impose an
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anti-democratic regime in River State in
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clear violation of section one
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subsection 2 of The Constitution of the
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federal republic of Nigeria 1999 as
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amended the APC in Riv State Should note
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that its malevolent scheme to instigate
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crisis and forcefully take over the
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state has failed rer state is a
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stronghold of the PDP and the people are
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suddenly behind the government of the
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PDP in the state honorable oluna called
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on the Inspector General of police to
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invite Mr okocha for questioning
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according to PDP Mr okocha utterances
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constitute a clear danger to R State and
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the country the PDP also called on the
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federal government and indeed the
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national leadership of the APC to As a
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matter of urgency R in and caution Mr
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Tony okocha to stop being an agent of
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destabilization and a threat to
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democracy in Nigeria our party demands
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that the inspector general of police
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immediately invited the r State APC kica
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chairman and hold him personally liable
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for his utterances which constitute a
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clear and present danger to the
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sustenance of democracy in Nigeria and
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to peace and Tranquility in River State
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on the other hand the court of appeal in
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Abuja has reserved its judgments on the
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appeal launched by Martin am and 24
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other members of the River State House
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of Assembly against speaker Victor oku
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jumbo and five others as reported by
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channels TV the car which challenges a
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high Court rule in declaring their SE
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recant was ajed following the adoption
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of gves by all parties during the
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virtual proceedings on Thursday am and
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his associates urged the court to stop
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the execution of the high Court's
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judgment and suspend further proceedings
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in the case they also sought to nullify
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any decisions made by jumo while in
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office arguing that the initial court
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order left jurisdiction am's legal Team
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Ed the court to dismiss the appeal on
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grounds of incompetent records of appeal
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transmitted the three judge panel led by
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Justice Jimmy resolve judgment promising
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to notify all concerned parties of the
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decision at a later date the court had
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earlier issued an interim order on June
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14th instructing all parties to maintain
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the status quo and refrain from any
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confrontational actions until a final
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ruling is made the legal dispute came
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from a rer state High Court decision on
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May 10 2024 which prohibited Martin am
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from identifying himself as Speaker of
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the River State House of Assembly the
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ruling also bed 24 other assembly
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members from accessing legislative
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premises or engaging in official
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legislative duties am and his colleagues
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approached the court of appeal seeking
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to overturn the high Court's decision
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they argued that the ruling was unjust
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and asked for a spe resolution of the
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matter the court of appeal for
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prohibited any other court including the
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state high court from intervening in the
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matter pending its own decision forers
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