Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged the newly elected local government area chairpersons in the state to emulate his approach to governance.
News360 Info reports that the Action Peoples Party (APP) won 22 LGAs in Saturday’s election, while the Action Alliance (AA) was victorious in one LGA.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of the chairpersons on Sunday at the government house in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital, Fubara said there are plans to perpetrate violence against the elected officials when they resume their duties on Monday.
The Rivers governor urged the LG bosses to see their election as an opportunity to work for the people at the grassroots level, adding they should be “patient and calculative”.
He said, “I’m aware that they are mobilising 20 people per unit to go and confront you tomorrow when you resume in your local government headquarters.
“Please, if they are coming with violence, avoid them.
“The peace of this state is too important to us. Everybody knows what they are planning, but please I want to beg everyone to follow my approach.
“At the right time, you will always win if you are patient and calculative. We have made our promises to our people. We are going to lead them to the promised land.”
