Don’t Allow Illegal Bunkering In Your Domains, Wike Warns Monarchs …Gives Awuse, Oriebe Staff Of Office As Emohua, Akpor Rulers

Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike has cautioned traditional rulers in the state not to allow illegal oil bunkering and artisanal refinery activities in their domains.
The governor, who reiterated his resolve to sustain the war against illegal oil bunkering and artisanal refining activities, specifically warned the king of Akpor in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area and the king of Omerelu in Ikwerre Local Government Area not to allow such activities to thrive anymore in their respective domains.
Wike gave the charge when he presented staff of office and certificate of recognition to Nye-Nwe-Eli Emohua, Ohna Sergeant Awuse; and Nye-Nwe-Ali Akpor, Eze Ozuowuowu Orlu Oriebe at Government House, Port Harcourt, last Friday.
Both Nne-Nwe-Eli Emohua and Nye-New-Ali Akpor are first class stools in Emohua and Obio/Akpor local government areas, respectively.
The governor said the state government would not hesitate to depose the king of Akpor Kingdom, if illegal oil bunkering continues in Rumuokparaeli and Ogbogoro communities.
He also frowned at the king of Omerelu community where illegal oil bunkering activities were thriving.
According to Wike, aside the soot problem and economic sabotage associated with the criminal activities, the internal roads being reconstructed by his administration in Omerelu were damaged.
“We are doing internal roads in Omerelu. This is a community that has been crying for roads, and we have given them not less than 11/12kilometres of internal roads. Now, they’re spoiling it because of the conveying of the products. We can’t continue to accept that. I can’t understand why you just want to collect the chieftaincy title and do nothing.”
Wike told the two kings presented with their staff of office to come to terms with the responsibilities associated with their new status, and discharge them effectively.
He said they were to ensure peace prevailed in their domains by attending to all shades of conflict so that they do not snowball into crisis.
The governor also charged them to stop partisan politics but be willing always to work in synergy with the government in order to promote governance at the grassroots.
“This certificate of recognition comes with a lot of responsibilities. Do what you’re expected to do. Relate with government to know what is going on.
“When once you alert government, you’ve done your work. But if you don’t alert government, it’ll be considered that you’re part of it.”
Speaking further, Wike said the demolition of shanties would continue because hoodlums use such places as hideouts to perpetrate their criminal activities, including those found in the Government Residential Areas (GRAs) in Port Harcourt.
He said the state has also recovered government properties fraudulently acquired by retired civil servants.
“Civil servants will retire and change documents and forge it that they had allocation 20 years ago, for state government property. I am taking them back, all.”