Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has charged the substantive Chairman of Asari-Toru Local Government Area, Mrs. Alaso Johnbull Obi, to use her new position to make a difference in the Council. Wike gave the directive while conducting her swearing in at the Government House in Port Harcourt. He said, “Go and put your local government together. Do not allow busy body politicians to distract you. Use this opportunity you have to make a difference.
“We never thought that Chief Odiari Princewill will die but as God will have it, he is dead and we have to abide by the constitution. That is why you, as the deputy, has to step in as the substantive chairman of Asari-Toru local Government Area today. In choosing your Deputy, you must consult widely with all the stakeholders of the Party. As election is coming up next year, you have an opportunity to sell yourself,” he added.
Until her swearing in, Mrs. Alaso Johnbul Obi was the Vice Chairman of the Council but the death of the elected chairman, Chief Odiari Princewill on the 27th May, 2020 created a vacuum that needed to be filled.
