Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara has appointed Eze Chike Worlu Wodo as the new chairman of the Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers.
This follows the removal of Eze Sergeant Awuse from the role as chairman of the State Supreme Council of Traditional Rulers.
At a meeting with the traditional rulers on Friday held at the Government House in Port Harcourt, Governor Fubara said Eze Sergeant Awuse has not been providing leadership because of his alleged role in the state’s political crisis.
He described Awuse as an unstable character, noting that he has been playing double standards since the political crisis in the state began.
Fubara said, “It is like your chairman has run away. Maybe 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 know his position. He is not a stable man, he is not a stable character. He can say something in the morning and say another thing in the evening”.
“It is because of that he decided to hide his head. You have to bear with him until when God will help us remove this problem you are having. By the grace of God, it will be resolved soon.”
Fubara, thereafter, appointed Eze Chike Worlu Wodo, as the new chairman of the council, saying that the office could not remain vacant.
Former governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, who is now at loggerheads with Governor Fubara, had appointed Eze Sergeant Awuse to replace the then Chairman of the Council, King Dandeson Douglas Jaja.
However, in the wake of the political crisis, the State House of Assembly, led by Martin Amaewhule, promulgated a law that barred Fubara from interfering with the leadership of the traditional council.
