The premises of Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of Rivers State and its environs were engulfed by commotion in the early hours of Tuesday following moves by the chairman of the LGA, Hon Allwell Ihundah, to access his office.
The shooting ignited tension as businesses in the area were shut temporarily.
According to reports, the Chairman of the LGA, Ihundah had arrived at the council secretariat this morning with his security personnel to access his office, but that he was denied entrance by the youths who resumed occupation of the premises, Monday.
It would be recalled that the three years’ tenure of elected Chairmen of Local Governments and Councillors expired on the 17th of the June as provide by the Constitution.
But the LGA bosses have insisted that they would not vacate office following a purported amendment on the Local Government Administration Law of the State by the Martin Amaewhule led State Assembly.
Although a State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt had in its ruling voided the amendment in which the legislative arm of the state extended the tenure of the elected chairmen by six months.
However, the Governor Siminialayi Fubara had in a statewide broadcast this morning, bided the elected chairmen and councilors farewell, noting that their period to occupy their positions legally has elapsed.
But, Tuesday, the Chairman of PHALGA allegedly came to the council secretariat to pick some of his property, but he was stopped by the angry youths.
It was learned that in the process, policemen attached to him started shooting into the air to scare the LGA occupants, but that the youths resisted the security action.
