As the rift between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and some Local Government council chairmen escalates with the Ikwerre council chairman, Samuel Nwanosike, vowing not to vacate his office at the end of his tenure, pundits have been looking at options for the governor to enforce their vacation.
According to them, on getting to June 16, the governor should use law enforcement agents to cordon the local government council headquarters.
They said he should also go ahead to appoint caretaker committees who as a result of the closure of the council headquarters might work at home.
Ofcourse the civil servants will give loyalty to the new caretaker chairmen, they added
Continuing they said under such scenario, some of the embattled local government chairmen and their supporters could be picked up for criminal offences, adding that local governments that are troublesome, curfew should be imposed maybe at night.
Furthermore, the pundits said that the governor should assemble rallies in support of his actions, including the opinions of well meaning Nigerians.
However, they said the options for the embattled LG chairmen would be to mobilise their supporters to barricade the councils and be singing in their support to remain until after six months.
The whole scenario can lead to break down of law and order and possibly lead to state of emergency if care is not taken.
This, therefore, will be a threat to the present political dispensation and the fall of this republic, they warned.
It would be recalled that Nwanosike had vowed not to vacate his office at the end of his tenure on June 16.
In a viral video circulated on Thursday, he directly addressed the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, stating his intention to remain in office beyond the stipulated date.
He cited an extension of tenure by state lawmakers under the leadership of Martins Amaewhule as justification, due to the state government’s failure to conduct local government elections.
In the two-minute video, Nwanosike asserted that he would continue in his role based on the lawmakers’ directive.
Nwanosike warned that the people of Ikwerre LG would resist any attempt to remove him from office.
He declared, “Let them come and try to remove me if they dare. The countdown begins—23 more days to go.”
