The Rivers State Government has reacted to allegations levelled against Gov. Sim Fubara by former local government chairmen led by Hon. Allwell Ihunda.
The former chairmen, had in a statement yesterday, accused Gov. Fubara of funding protests in the state, and directing protesters to the residence of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike.
Reacting, state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Joseph Johnson, said the former chairmen sounded like broken records, describing them as drowning people looking for where to clutch a straw.
According to him, the former chairmen have finished their tenure and are gone, as what they are doing is meddling in what does not concern them.
He said, “If you ask me, they have finished their tenure and have gone by our own law. So, what they are doing is meddling in what does not concern them. They are like ordinary citizens.
“If there was anything in saw along the Ada George Road yesterday (Tuesday) I saw protesters who walked pass the house of the FCT Minister and I saw a full presence of policemen. So, I don’t know what they are talking about.
“They are drowning people looking for where to clutch a straw. But if you ask me truly, the information I have is that they have been holding meetings. The one they held today is just the open one.
“They have been holding meetings being sponsored by former Ohio-Akpor Local Government Chairmen where they were charged to do everything to turn the protest into something that will culminate to a state of emergency.
“What they are doing is like the last kick of a dying horse. They are already gone and the court has pronounced them as such.”
