Don’t Stay In Office Beyond June 17, Rivers Youth Leaders Warn LG Chairmen

The Rivers State Ethnic Youth Leaders Coalition (RSEYLC) has warned chairmen of the 23 local government areas in the state not to attempt to stay in office beyond June 17, 2024, when their three-year tenure will expire.

The council chairmen, under the auspices of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), through the legal adviser, Hon Erastus Awortu, had vowed to remain in office after the expiration of their tenure in line with the provisions of the amended local government law.

But, addressing journalists in Port Harcourt yesterday, RSEYLC chairman, Dr Legborsi Yamaabana, warned that the council chairmen would be compelled to vacate their offices if they fail to do so on June 17, 2024.

“We wish to reprimand chairmen of LGAs in Rivers State, who obstinately are clinging to their positions beyond their stipulated tenure. Let it be unequivocally stated that they are still chairmen of councils at the mercy of the governor and upon their dissolution, they shall be compelled to vacate their seats by the youths of Rivers State. 

“Rivers’ youth shall not tolerate any attempt to circumvent the sacrosanct principles of democratic governance,” he said.