THE All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has thrown its weight behind the current probe of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mrs. Gesila Khan, by the Department of State Services.



The party, in a statement signed by the state Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, berated the Peoples Democratic Party for seeking to stop the DSS from carrying out its constitutional duties.

Ikanya argued that the PDP’s posture on the arrest of the state REC by the DSS indicated that they (PDP and REC) were in alliance.

“By petitioning the DSS over the probe of Mrs. Gesila Khan, the PDP Reps have publicly exposed the unholy alliance between their party and REC.

“We have been crying even before the March 28 and April 11 elections, in which she brazenly took sides with the PDP and worked overzealously to return the party’s candidates for all the positions, so as to justify the huge sums of money she collected from the then ruling party and please her relation, the then President Goodluck Jonathan,” Ikanya said.

The party, in the statement issued on Sunday in Port Harcourt, challenged the state REC to explain the source of the N700m reportedly found in her account.

The state APC accused the former President and the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, of being behind the N700m allegedly found in the state REC’s account.

“Jonathan Presidency and Candidate Nyesom Wike paid out (the money) to the woman to buy the mandate of Rivers people in the last general elections. Sadly, they did not tutor her well enough on how to deal with such huge amount of money.

“Under the new dispensation, the law is not a respecter of individuals, stressing that Mrs. Khan and some of her key staff invited for questioning by the DSS are not above the law.

“If they are sure of the results of the elections in Rivers State, all they need to do is to report to the DSS and prove their innocence,” Rivers APC said.

It lambasted the Rivers Federal Lawmakers, saying: “The petitioners here are beneficiaries of the alleged crime perpetrated by REC Khan and her INEC collaborators, so they have no moral justification to protest. Since when did the Reps become defenders of INEC officials?

“If Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd.), a former National Security Adviser, a former ADC to one-time Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida, and a scion of the royal caliphate in Sokoto, can be investigated by the DSS, then why the cry over the move to investigate Mrs. Khan and her collaborators?

“Are they bigger than Gordon Obuah, former President Goodluck Jonathan’s Chief Security Officer, who is also being investigated by the DSS despite being a senior DSS official and still in service?” Ikanya queried.

The state APC, however, advised the PDP to come to realise that everyone should be prepared at all times to defend his or her stewardship, saying, “Power has changed hands for good and no one is a sacred cow. Even President Buhari has made it clear that no one shall escape justice.”

Reacting, the Special Assistant on Media to the State Governor, Mr. Simeon Nwakaudu, said Wike won the April 11, 2015 governorship election fairly. In compliance with the electoral law, he maintained that the APC was never on the ground.

“It is obvious that the resort to the fraudulent use of intimidation and harassment against officials of INEC is only an admission that they have no case against the election of Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike.






PUNCH

really?

Nawa o.

LOL
What manner of PUNCH is yours, the Manny or Floyd Mayweather type?

Is dis not the same REC that couldn't see well?

na waa

your source is punch with no link....



no snap shot of her current account details bearing her name and such amount.


DSS are doing their job why hasnt they investigated JAGA yet.


why cant APC give up on Rivers state even if there was a rigging in the state let it be over looked just how we over looked the under age voters in the north.

babyfaceafrica:
Is dis not the same REC that couldn't see well?

No, that was the Returning Officer, not REC.

dustmalik:

No, that was the Returning Officer, not REC.

ok thanks.

papaejima1:
LOL
What manner of PUNCH is yours, the Manny or Floyd Mayweather type?

demented fellow

700 million, there is God o, she is innocent until found guilty by a court of Law

Op, attach an actual link to your story to make it credible. "Punch" is not a source.

Nigerians will also love to know how much is in the bank accouts of the Resident Electoral Commissioners in Katsina,Kano,Kaduna,Yobe,Bauchi,Maiduguri and of course Lagos!

babyfaceafrica:
Is dis not the same REC that couldn't see well?

haaha

Cadamlk:
hahahahaha! You remembered that dat. i actually thought the person was man oo

that guy was a joke....he was an embarrassment to the nation!!

Madam Khan cash.

INEC needs urgent and very serious reforms!

This is too much, the REC need to be investigate without any compromised.

the REC collected 30years salary advance ni?

They two different personality. The short sighted is the INEC returning officer while the REC in question is a she thief resident electoral commissioner! !

babyfaceafrica:
Is dis not the same REC that couldn't see well?

Op com n take sauce add to that ur yam o
http://thenationonlineng.net/rivers-apc-wike-in-panic-over-buharis-probe/

https://www.naij.com/499284-dss-probe-rivers-rec-must-explain-source-of-n700m.html?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C9204891883

Hmmmm.. That same man that couldnt see well could see such amount of money well but couldnt see the result that'ld move the country forward well...

Chai.. Naija, which way!

Its car loan, simple!

Ndi Ara

Power has changed hands.
There is no hiding place for the wicked.

In the VOICE of the best president that ever lived;

How much did she STOLE?

ORDINARY 700 million naira that can not even buy ordinary Gulf stream Jet.

#IIMISSTHEJONATHANS.

If true that 700 million was found in her account then Wike is a gonner.

Some people thought that 700mil naira is small money that one can put in his pocket. Even a toddler know what to. do with that kind of money if a politician give it to you

Wike's. Eviction loading..........

Nawa o, dis naija politician sef