SIXTEEN Rivers State federal lawmakers have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently restrain personnel of the Nigerian Army, Department of State Security (DSS) and the Police from meddling in the ongoing election tribunal in Rivers State.

Specifically, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers,who alleged “criminal partisanship and compromise,” yesterday accused security agents of conniving to corruptly subvert the ongoing tribunal in favour of the All Progressives Congress
(APC).

Therefore, they sought the intervention of President Buhari to halt the process and call the authorities of the concerned agencies to order.
In a petition, the Rivers State caucus in the National Assembly noted that the APC’s desperation in the state would not onlypaint the present administration and its institutions in bad light but would also jeopardise any progress made and ridicule
government’s sincerity in establishing due process and the rule of law.

The petition read: “We hereby, for ourselves and the entire people of Rivers State, draw Your Excellency’s attention to the
surreptitious acts of the All Progressives Congress, Rivers State chapter, in connivance with the State Security Service (SSS) and the Nigeria Army to criminally perjure and corruptly subvert the course of justice, using the might of their offices.

“Kindly recall our earlier petition to you dated July 23, 2015 against the Director, SSS, who arrested and detained severalstaff of INEC based on a pre-arranged petition by the governorship candidate of the APC, who is a petitioner before the election petition tribunal.

“It took the intervention of the Senate to make the SSS realise that it was acting ‘ultra vires’ its powers under the National Security Agencies Act Cap. N74. It admitted and indeed, under the enabling statute, has no business interfering in electoral matters, particularly when there is a pending litigation.

“Your Excellency, as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, we bring above actions of your officers to your notice and pray that you caution the Director of SSS,the Chief of Army Staff and indeed all other security agencies to desist from meddling in the electoral process, which presently is before the tribunals.

“Our institutions, particularly security institutions, should not only be incorruptible and apolitical but should be seen to be so.

source: http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/2015/08/lawmakers-allege-plot-to-subvert-rivers-polls-tribunal/

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Foolish People.. Useless Party.. Mad Party... Corrupt Party...

Please Fellow Nairalanders, when this useless PDP party was using DSS and POLICE against APC in River state, did APC call on Jonathan to come to their rescue

Now, when ever this useless thieves are to reap what they sow, then they will start calling BUHARI..

...........Thunder Fire devil........

(Barcanista, come and feed your wailers with food ooo.. It has been long since they eat last )

I beg sit down let the law take its course na today

Wike would have vacated that seat long ago had it be that PMB approach is like those of OBJ.

hahahahaha,whoever think that pdp will ever complain,look at them now. If you guys have a problem,you should go to court.

I dnt know what is wrong with Nigeria army, they left Boko Haram they suppose to attack and now attacking innocent civilians














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Rubbish! security agency should let them know what it means to be corrupt.corruption of DSS started under Jonathan why are they crying.They should note that this is the same DSS they used against Amaechi when he was governor.PDP ntor!

Only if you allowed people to vote and spared those innocent lives, there would be no need for this cry. I care less if anyone rigged in the last election but what of all those people you guys killed?

I never thought I'd see a day when pdp will cry about security working against them.