- By Halimah Olamide
Governor of Rivers State Sim Fubara has sacked the Chairman of the State’s Council of Traditional Rulers Sergeant Awuse.
Awuse is the paramount ruler of Emuoha Kingdom.
He was replaced with Eze Ohna Apara, His Royal Majesty, Eze Chike Worlu Wodo.
The governor announced the replacement while presiding a Special Meeting of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers at the Banquet Hall, Government House, Port Harcourt, Friday.
Wodo himself was appointed as the Chairman of the council by former Governor Nyesom Wike shortly before he left office last year.
The replacement came amidst worsening political crisis in the state which has seen Wike and Fubara fallen out.
Fubara who spoke while fielding questions at meeting noted that Awuse has been off activists of the council for awhile over the alleged role he is playing on the crisis in the state, noting that the office cannot remain vacant.
Speaking to journalists, Fubara said Awuse as an unstable character, noting that he has been playing double standards since the political crisis in the state.
Fubara said: “It is like your chairman has ran away. May be when your chairman is ready, he will write to me. If he gets the approval he can then come for the meeting.
“But you already already know his position. He is not a stable man, he is not a stable character. He cannot say something in the morning and say another thing in the evening.