The embattled Local Government
Chairmen in Imo State have petitioned the Imo State Police Commissioner,
lamenting the forceful take- over of the 27 local Governments
Councils in the State by the newly appointed Sole Admintsrtors.
The Imo State Government had
appointed 27 Sole Administrators for the LGAs in the State, a move which
attracted the ire of the elected council chairmen who were unconstitutionally sacked
by Governor Rochas Okorocha via radio and tv broadcast on June 11, 2011.
The Chairmen alleged that
the appointments of the SOLADS by the governor is against the ruling of the
Federal Court of Appeal which declared that elected chairmen are yet to serve
out their tenure in office and remain the legitimate chairmen of the councils .
But Okorocha in a defiance
mood, appointed the SOLADS which prompted renewed hostilities between the
sacked council chairmen and the SOLADS.
There were reports of
physical altercations between the SOLADS and the council chairmen in the LGAs
across the State which prompted the intervention of the Imo State Police
Command.
Some ALGON members told this
blog that the Police had offered to mediate in the face off with the intention
of resolving the feud peacefully.
There was no
independent confirmation of this development 
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