The Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Siminalayi Fubara, will swear in Chief Brain Gokpa as Chairman of Eleme Local Government and the newly elected chairmen of 21 local governments that were elected on Saturday.
According to a statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Dr. Tammy Danagogo, the new council chairmen would be sworn in at Government House at 4pm. They were expected to take along with them one guest each.
The chairmen, their deputies and councillors were elected on Saturday during the local government elections in the state. They were all elected on the platform of the Action Peoples Party, APP.
The Chairman of Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, RSIEC, Justice Adolphus Enebeli, said that the process for electing Etche local government chairman and councillors was not completed.
APP is the party adopted by supporters of Governor Fubara, in the council elections following infractions he had in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, where he is a member.
Names of the new Chairmen are: Vincent Reuben Obu – Abua/Odual, Chibudom Ezu – Mr Iyekor Ikporo – Ahoada-West, Mrs. Tonye Oniyide – Akuku-Toru, Lazarus Gogote Nteogwuile – Andoni, Dr. Sule Amachree – Asari-Toru, Dame Anengi Barasua – Bonny, Dr. Harry Agiriye – Degema, Chief Brain Gokpa – Eleme, David Omereji – Emohua. Monday Dumiye – Gokana, Isreal Abosi – Ikwerre, Martins Nwigbo – Khana, Amb. Chijioke Ihunwo – Obio/Akpor, Prince Isaac Umejuru – Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni, Ishmael Oforibika – Ogu/Bolo, Dr. Igwe Achese – Okrika, Promise Reginald – Omuma, Enyiada Cookey-Gam – Opobo/Nkoro, Gift Okere – Oyigbo, Ezebunwo Ichemati – Port Harcourt Matthew Nenubari Dike – Tai.
