By Suleiman Anyalewechi
The Sole Administrator of Ahoada East Local Council of Rivers State, Goodluck Iheamnacho, on Saturday June 21, 2025, insisted he remains in charge of affairs of the Local Government.
The Source reports that Iheamnacho was one of the Interim Chairmen appointed for the Rivers State’s 23 Local Government Areas by the Sole Administrator of the State, retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas in April, 2025.
But earlier on Friday, June 20, 2025, reports were rife that Iheamnacho, has resigned his position to pursue some other personal issues.
His purported resignation was contained in a letter dated June, 20, 2025 and addressed to the Rivers State Sole Adminstrator.
“I humbly write to your noble office to convey to you my resignation as the Administrator of Ahoada East LGA.
“My sincere gratitude goes to the Government of Rivers state ,and the good people of Ahoada East for finding me worthy to serve ..from the 11th day of April 2025 to 20th day of July 2025”, part of the resignation letter reads.
But speaking in a live Radio programme, Iheamnacho disputed his purported resignation, and dismissed the letter in circulation as fake and the handiwork of detractors.
While urging the public to disregard the said resignation letter, the Council Administrator alleged that he was attacked in his office by some hoodlums who, also, carted away valuable official documents, including personal items.
He claimed that the so called resignation letter in circulation may have been a direct fall out from the vandalization of his office as well as the tampering of official documents.
He insisted that the resignation letter apart from not being signed by him, is carrying July 20, 2025 as the effective date of his purported resignation instead of Friday, June 20, the very day the letter was circulated.
“I did not resign from my appointment as the Sole Administrator of Ahoada East Local Government Area.
“I was attacked in my office and the letter they brought was not signed by me .In fact, I know nothing about the resignation letter.
“I want to tell members of the public that I did not resign as the Sole Administrator of Ahoada Eat LGA and any information aired is null and void. I am still the Sole Administrator of Ahoada East Local Government Area”, Iheamnacho noted.
Findings by this Medium however revealed high wired political intrigues at play with some forces no longer comfortable with Iheannacho’s stay in office .
The unseen political forces are said to be unease about the independent mindedness of the Council Chairman, a development they fear may be an impediment to their wide future plans.
Indications that his travails may be having an official stamp of approval emerged on Saturday, following the insistence of the Ahoada Council Chief Security Officer, CSO, Hector Ekeakita on the sanctity of Iheamnacho’s resignation.
While also speaking in a Radio interview, Ekeakita noted that irate Ahoada youths had actually stormed the Council Secretariat in their numbers to demand the resignation of the Chairman over alleged corrupt tendencies.
According to the CSO, the youths accused Iheamnacho of misappropriating funds meant for the development of the Council, and consequently pressured him to resign.
He stated that while a scuffle resulted from the confrontation by the youths, he nevertheless denied any attack on the embattled Council chairman.
“He, Iheamnacho, was not attacked by hoodlums. Let us face the facts .The Ahoada youth came in their numbers to tell him”,’Please our brother you are siphoning money.’
“Just two months in office, you have decided not to take care of our people and environment.
“They demanded from him an explanation on why the Council Secretariat is dirty and why nobody is taking care of the Council ,and also why he should be operating from Port Harcourt”, Ekeakita stated .
Meanwhile, the Council Secretariat has been closed to the public with some stern-looking security operatives taking over.
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