Former Rivers State governor and FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has been dealt another humiliating blow in his ongoing political war with incumbent Governor Siminalayi Fubara, after the newly inaugurated chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Chijioke Ihunwo, ordered the removal of his (Wike’s) name from an administrative building in the council secretariat.
Ihunwo, a staunch loyalist of Fubara, gave the order on Monday when he visited the council secretariat following his inauguration on Sunday by Fubara.
Describing Wike as someone who has not allowed the people of the state to rest, Ihunwo mandated that the Minister’s name be blotted out from the administrative block and be renamed after the late Senator Obi Wali who was murdered by suspected assassins in 1993.
According to the LG chairman, the block formerly known as ‘Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike ADMIN BLOCK’ would henceforth be known as ‘Obi Wali Hall.’
While making the declaration, Ihunwo said:
“I want to advise Rivers State Police Command, let them be neutral.
“For this local government, we will protect and die. They have burnt Ikwerre, and Emouhua council secretariats. We are ready for them.
“He, Wike, does not allow the people to rest. On that note, as the chairperson of the council I have renamed it Obi Wali House,” he said and dared anyone to challenge his decision.
Wike first served as chairperson of Obio/Akpor local government council for two terms ending in 2007 before he was appointed as Chief of Staff to then Governor Rotimi Amaechi, a position he served before he was appointed as Minister of State for Education under the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan.