Sixteen senators and members of the House of Representatives from Rivers State on Tuesday petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged interferences by security agencies in the hearing of cases before the state election petition tribunal.

The lawmakers singled out the “State Security Services” and the “Nigerian Army” as security agencies the President should call to order to forestall a possible “injustice” in the prosecution of the cases.

Among the petitioners were Senator George Sekibo and Mrs. Betty Apiafi, both of the Peoples Democratic Party.

The petitioners complained to Buhari that soldiers and the Department of State Services operatives had allegedly aligned with the All Progressives Congress to appear before the tribunal to testify.

They appealed to the President to halt the trend in order not to soil the integrity of his administration and his promise to be fair to all Nigerians.

Part of the petition read, “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, SSS, and Chief of Army Staff and indeed all other security agencies to desist from meddling with 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 incorruptible and apolitical.

“We trust on your timely intervention.”

The lawmakers referred Buhari to an earlier July 23 petition, where they raised a similar complaint over the alleged harassment of Independent National Electoral Commission officials and judicial officials by security operatives.

The petitioners added that it took the intervention of the Senate before the DSS operatives stopped the reported harassment.

However, they stated that the interferences had resumed with the involvement of soldiers, who now testified before the tribunal.

“It took the intervention of the Senate to make the SSS realise that they were acting ‘ultra vires’ their powers under the National Security Agencies Act Cap. N74.

“They admitted and indeed under the enabling statute, they have no business interfering into electoral matters,” the petitioners said.

The petitioners feared that the aim of the security agencies in working with the APC was to arrive at a conclusion that elections were not held in Rivers State during the March 28 and April 11 general polls.

http://www.punchng.com/news/rivers-tribunal-16-senators-reps-petition-buhari/

When tissue paper mocks d toothbrush for its job, stomach gets upset....

Dey neva c anytin..when madam piss and wike were harrasin Amaechi nobody said anytin...where dat man called Mbu sef?

kkkp:
Dey neva c anytin..when madam piss and wike were harrasin Amaechi nobody said anytin...where dat man called Mbu sef?

No mind them.. By then, they were rejoicing and saying GEJ/Mama piss is showing Amaechi pepper. Now, Buhari neva do anyting sef, dem don dey cry.

16 senators from only Rivers state op u can lie sha

Pdp lost elections during Jonathan's tenure,but jonathan never harrassed inec officials of the affected states

midolian:
No mind them.. By then they were rejoicing and saying GEJ/Mama piss is showing Amaechi pepper.

Typical of an APC supporter, hypocrites

Was it not the same security agents that facilitated the electoral victory? What goes around comes around.

kkkp:
Dey neva c anytin..when madam piss and wike were harrasin Amaechi nobody said anytin...where dat man called Mbu sef?

Indeed!

Bugatie:


Typical of an APC supporter, hypocrites

I am sure seeing this picture alone tells you what to do.

kodded:
so where is the 'change' ?

Find out from Wike and the wailing rivers legislators.

amaechi no hiding place for you, so apc now want to politicize the security apparatus using them to testify, the same thing they accused pdp of doing. though I believe buhari wouldn't allow such.

No difference between APC and PDP, so where is the change again?

NgeneUkwenu:
If Elections were held 100Times, Wike will win 101Times, they boasted....Why are they now afraid?

The is a big difference btw been afraid and been brave/daring in approaching matters, that will be a lecture for another day... Anywhere even if APC chairman becomes the new Inec Boss/REC, PDP will win again and again as far as Rivers State is concern

Security operatives testifying at the election tribunal,this is a new one.Is this not an indictment on the security institution and there unprofessional mode of operation.How can one openly disgrace the force,and publicly say that they colluded with a group of ppl to perpetrate an act as rigging an election.This is a shameful act.And the DSS and the military should be ashamed of themselves.This is a taint on the Nigerian army and any security force associated with this.

VickyRichmond:
Security operatives testifying at the election tribunal,this is a new one.Is this not an indictment on the security institution and there unprofessional mode of operation.How can one openly disgrace the force,and publicly say that they colluded with a group of ppl to perpetrate an act as rigging an election.This is a shameful act.And the DSS and the military should be ashamed of themselves.This is a taint on the Nigerian army and any security force associated with this.

Very poignant observation but as usual, the masturbators will ignore the seeds they are sowing for the future

This is not a dictatorship regime. Army and SSS don't have any business in a tribunal.

Yepa

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What is this

All their plans will fail, and wike will be vindicated.............messiah my foot.
Wike we know, dakuku waterside we know not.

NgeneUkwenu:
If Elections were held 100Times, Wike will win 101Times, they boasted....Why are they now afraid?

Anything Buhari does is always right before you matubating masturbaters....... Hypocrites

When the Army & DSS were used in harassing the former Governor, many of you hailed such move.
You called Mbu "the tamer of the Ubima Lion".
Same people showered praises on Mrs Patience Jonathan & her cohorts.
When they were used during the election, you people called it "FEDERAL MIGHT".

Now the so called "FEDERAL MIGHT" has changed. Parade has changed gear. People are complaining. I dey laugh.

A soldier or agent did something against the law during the previous elections, now he/she has decided to confess & change, yet you people still paint them black.

TUFIAKWA!!!

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