Imo council chairmen reject Ihedioha’s suspension order

The 27 local government chairmen suspended by governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo state have refused to accept their suspension.

It was learnt that some of them claimed that they have neither received nor signed any letter to warrant forcing them out of their offices.

Others said that constitutionally, their tenures have not ended.

At Oru east local government area, the chairman, Everest Duru, insisted that he was still in charge.

Sources say security men, said to be acting on orders from the governor, had stopped the suspended council chairmen from gaining entrance into the premises of the council headquarters.