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Crisis: Rivers ALGON chairman begs Tinubu, NLC to stop NULGE from staging another sponsored protest

...says Rivers NLC and NULGE has been infiltrated by Fubara.

…Settled Members with Caretaker Cttee appointments.

…Caretaker Committee Members make a U Turn.

…lists names of beneficiaries

Chairman of Rivers State ALGON chapter, Hon. Allwell Ihunda has pleaded with President Bola Tinubu and the national body of organised Labour to stop members of NLC and TUC from orchestrating further damage to the state via another sponsored protest.

He also noted that Rivers NULGE and Labour have been infiltrated by the State Governor Sim Fubara who offered NLC and ALGON membership of caretaker committee appointments.

Ihunda made this disclosure this while briefing journalists in Portharcourt on Sunday declaring that:

“The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) Rivers State Chapter has become aware of the orchestrated plans of the leadership and members of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Rivers State and its collaborators to destabilize the fragile peace prevailing in Rivers State on Monday the 24th day of June, 2024 by storming and attacking the Police Officers stationed at the various Council Secretariats in Rivers State under the guise of protesting against the presence of the Officers of the Nigerian Police securing the Council premises.

“This plan which was conceived, fertilized and hatched by the officials of NULGE in collaboration with the officials of the Rivers State Government under the leadership of His Excellency, Sir Siminialayi Fubara, GSSRS, is designed to over-awe the Nigerian Police and chase them away from securing the Council Secretariat so that the illegal Care-Taker Committees recently appointed and sworn in by the Governor of Rivers State to operate from “anywhere” can break into and take over the Council Secretariats and give themselves the cover of legitimacy using the Council Secretariats.

He however listed the list of the beneficiaries as follows:

Mr. Big-Joe Ntar, Chisa Ordu, Azubuike Edward, Kingsley Ogwe, Daniel Wisdom, Kpobari Zarakpege, Chinwe Nmerukini, Ngozi Okenwe

“Some of the NULGE officials and members appointed into the purported Care-Taker Committees include the following:

1. Engr. Thankgod Ichem

Ikwerre LGA Care-Taker Committee

Tai LGA Care-Taker Committee

Ahoada West LGA Care-Taker Committee

Ahoada East LGA Care-Taker Committee

ONELGA Care-Taker Committee

Ogu/Bolo LGA Care-Taker Committee

Gokana LGA Care-Taker Committee

PHALGA Care-Taker Committee

Emohua LGA Care-Taker Committee

10.

Michael Onwuli

Omuma LGA Care-Taker Committee

11.

Jamena Erokosima

12.

Lolo P. Clifford

13.

Abigail Chiolu

14.

Okorite Bobmanuel

15.

Ishmael Idante

16.

Isaiah Daniel Obianime

17.

Gilbert Onyewaji

18. Christian Nwanwho

19.

Mimi Gospel

Degema LGA Care-Taker Committee

Asari-Toru LGA Care-Taker Committee

Obio/Akpor LGA Care-Taker Committee

Akuku-Toru LGA Care-Taker Committee

Andoni LGA Care-Taker Committee

Okrika LGA Care-Taker Committee

Abua/Odua LGA Care-Taker Committee

Oyigbo LGA Care-Taker Committee

Eleme LGA Care-Taker Committee

20. Jumbo Neena ere

21. Florence Nwala

Khana LGA Care-Taker Committee

Etche LGA Care-Taker Committee.

“These individuals and those who are priming them to be used for the pursuit of this devious scheme do not seem to care about the well-being of the people of Rivers State and the imperative for the preservation of peace, law and order in Rivers State.

“NULGE has been infiltrated and compromised by the Governor of Rivers State and its officials and unsuspecting members are now being hoodwinked and drafted into fighting, under the guise of protest, as foot soldiers to promote the divisive partisan private interest of the Governor.

“Against this background, we want to use this medium to once again call on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and the Federal Government of Nigeria to intervene by calling the Governor of Rivers State to order with a view to avoiding a breakdown of governance, law, and order in Rivers State.

“We call on national leadership of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) and all well-meaning Labour and Trade Unions as well as Civil Society Groups to take proactive steps to prevail on the NULGE officials in Rivers State to jettison the planned protest and confrontation with the Nigerian Police which may plunge our dear Rivers State deeper into avoidable crisis and possible loss of lives.

” We call on the well-meaning members of NULGE in Rivers State to recognize the planned protest/demonstration as an orchestrated scheme to lure them into fighting for the promotion of the private agenda of some selfish individuals and politicians and to shun the planned protest/demonstration and patiently await the peaceful resolution of the legal issues involved in Local Government Administration in Rivers State which are already pending before courts of competent jurisdiction.

“No good will come from needless protests and confrontation with law enforcement agencies who themselves are patiently awaiting judicial determination of the issues involved.

” Let us all keep fate with the due process of the rule of law for in the fullness of time, sanity, normalcy and order shall be restored to the administration of Local Government.

Prevail Inegbenose

Prevail Inegbenose is the News Correspondent of Spark News Daily - Nigeria's most sought-after online newspaper in Government, Politics, Sport, Entertainment and Religion. He is a graduate of Mass Communication with 17 years of active and practical journalism. Tel: 08039564796.

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