michlins:
please when the powers that be comes hard on Wike, don't claim marginalization. There are exclusive lists which Wike have no power to control. This guy is just power drunk and we all know how Buhari can disregard rule of law when he wants to discipline someone. Ask NK,ask dasuki

Wike get immunity

Hedonisst:
This is a poorly written/edited statement. Simeon Nwakaudu should be relieved of his duties because he is clearly incompetent. He was probably in one beer parlour and was ordered to write a statement at short notice, in spite of his inebriation.

The quality of 'short notice' outputs indicates competence, or the lack thereof. The use of the word 'hilarious' in the statement is stupid.

I'm embarrassed on the Rivers State Government's behalf. "never bordered" indeed.

Na your type wey dey claim educated dey turn out to be illeterate las las....oloriburuku mr sabi;\

michlins:
you guys are funny. These people were licensed to operate in Nigeria by the federal government. They are not just backed by the federal government but also the constitution. They pay taxes to the federal government and Rivers State collects hers too which makes Rivers a partner. They can sue Rivers State and collect billions in damages. They are provisioned to operate in a time like this. Air Peace have been flying and landing in Lagos and never had sanwo tried to meddle. You might say Air Peace brings critical materials for the fight against the pandemic but those things won't pay for themselves. Caverton services is needed to ensure that we generate the funds

They are licensed to operate and not licensed to kill or disregard the state govt where they operate.

It is foolish for any company to wanna be at loggerhead with the state govt of where you operate. The Fed Govt is just being a bully and stupid and petty. That Rivers state ain't in your party doesn't mean you don't liaise with them. Is this northern same president that stupidly tagged some people as 5%!? Petty fed govt.

Air peace is not a rogue company that disregard state govts,they know their importance.

And fyi,Wike ain't no pushover,he's a lawyer.

Rexomania1111:

I am sick and tired of hearing exclusive list this, exclusive list that.
First of all, Wike is the CSOand number 1 person of rivers state and having placed restrictions on flights within his jurisdiction, the so called federal powers ought to have pre-informed the Rivers state government of the inbound chopper and not undermine the authority of the state governor.
Are you aware that all lands in Rivers state belongs to the Rivers state government and not the Federal government which brings me to the Latin phrase " Quicquid plantatur solo, solo cedit "

Don't mind the educated illiterates
Akwa Ibom collapsed Cross Rivers because of the oil wells in the downstream ( Atlantic Ocean ) when the won the case in supreme court .

Not only that lands belongs to the State government the Oceans too

Okwyjesus:


On this one we will all come out and tie hands in chain around Wike waist.

I pity the company.

it will end in tears brother. Shebi Odi massacre don old for una memory. Wait another one dey cook by the time it's done, everywhere go stew.

arcis:


Good of you and clap for your foolishness...when they all move their companies from your region...you guys will will start crying like a baby.

Remember..Caverton pay River government rent and other fees...

So keep typing rubbish....isokay

If all the oil and gas companies move out of the Niger Delta and oil production is stopped. Do you think your state can pay the salaries of one local government area?

Okeytus:
So they have FG approval to fly into Rivers but when the pandemic escalates in Rivers, the state government will blamed
An Enterprise like Caverton should be working with the state government where they operate to ensure this virus is well contained so it doesn't escalates, instead they are breaking the rules of the state; if you can't help them, why break their rules?
lockdown doesn't apply only to land borders, but air and water are involved.

You people are speaking as if the helicopter was loaded with corona virus.
Can't we reason objectively again because we have sympathy for certain parties?


Even Lagos that's the epicentre, a plane still flew over today.
Did the passenger in the helicopter result to be tested?

Wike is just overreacting

michlins:
no it will remain so because of people like you who don't understand how crazy our constitution is. Until we realize that the constitution gave some people an unlimited amount of power,we will keep electing stupid people into the legislative arm of the government. First and important way to change a situation is to understand that it's a problem. Right now, most of you are being sentimental and forming Badoo on the internet forgetting that our laws were made by the military and it gave the powers to the government in the center and not to the people. Stop living in fools paradise and wake up to reality. Our law made it possible for a certain Tanko who's an Islamic judge to become the supreme Court judge of a secular state like Nigeria

I agree with you,I'm in that bandwagon. And that is why we gotta stand against these northerners that have taken over all positions of power to oppress the south.
We must rally round people like Wike.
I'm not Igbo or even from Rivers state but we must rally round people like Wike and Kanu who look at these internal colonialists in the eye.

michlins:
it will end in tears brother. Shebi Odi massacre don old for una memory. Wait another one dey cook by the time it's done, everywhere go stew.

Go and Sleep. You guys should keep high allocation of Covid-19 to yourself.
We don't need it in SS/SE

idahme:




begging you? Allow him to take decision as the governor, did u vote for him? Is he your governor? Why do you cry more than the bereaved ? If as a leader you can't take decisions that are difficult then you are not a leader

What he did is wrong and it seems politically. motivated. It goes against the aviation laws guiding the industry.

Wike is a lawyer and should know better. He should at least respect the laws of the land.

Calverton services are essential now more than ever before. Their helicopters can be used to move supplies such medical staff and supolied in these desperate times. There will be a backlash.

Wike is only paying politics and if he's not, it is very dangerous. He's no more running for office so has grown great airs. He wasn't this pompous in his 1st term. The traditional rulers who he put down recently I'm sure he must have grovelled at their feet when he was desperate to get to office.

He's intoxicated with power. In 3years time, he'll be a nobody with many enemies having scores to settle.

CeterisXVII:

Caverton is NOT a licensed medical outfit, neither is it the Ministry of Health. It is NOT their job to provide details of the health status of their passengers.

The only thing Wike should have done, was to order that the pilots and the passengers should be tested on arrival. And the state government has NO powers to dictate who can fly over its airspace.

Aviation, airports and the national airspace as well as airline passenger issues, are all on the exclusive legislative list, which is solely the federal government's jurisdiction.

So what kind of grammar is Wike speaking? He should take legal advice from his wife, please!!

The police took the pilots to court for violating the state order

The governor can't stop them from flying but they can't enter the state

The pilots were arrested for allowing the passengers to land in Rivers which has been banned and signed into law by the governor. They were not arrested for flying the Helicopter

bkool7:


You people are speaking as if the helicopter was loaded with corona virus.
Can't we reason objectively again because we have sympathy for certain parties?


Even Lagos that's the epicentre, a plane still flew over today.
Did the passenger in the helicopter result to be tested?

Wike is just overreacting

Only a foolish and stupid gov will not react when disregarded and bypassed by the Fed Govt and a private company operating in your domain.

The plane that landed in Lagos today must have certainly be cleared by the Fed and Lagos state govt.

Culturedboss1:
Wike has overdone it already.The Minister of Aviation has said the FG gave those Carveton pilots Clearance to Fly and Land in Rivers State in the best interest of the Nation.
It's in the exclusive list of the Nigerian Constitution.

When the government was advised that they close our borders, the advice fell on deaf ears. Now that sh*t has hit the fans, they have now woken up to understand the interest of the nation.
Stop defending stup*d people please.

Iceberg3:


They are licensed to operate and not licensed to kill or disregard the state govt where they operate.

It is foolish for any company to wanna be at loggerhead with the state govt of where you operate. The Fed Govt is just being a bully and stupid and petty. That Rivers state ain't in your party doesn't mean you don't liaise with them. Is this northern same president that stupidly tagged some people as 5%!? Petty fed govt.

Air peace is not a rogue company that disregard state govts,they know their importance.

And fyi,Wike ain't no pushover,he's a lawyer.

lols. Licensed to kill. Who have they killed. Name a single case of death or coronavirus that is attributed to them.


Let me tell you something. Over there in the USA where the State government are very powerful unlike what we have here, the federal government permitted some companies to operate because they offer services to the military and as such termed national security services. So it happened that Blue Origin owned by Elon Musk was one of them. They needed to test some rockets that have zero interest in the safety of America but a totally different thing. The rocket in question was meant to take tourists into space but because they have been licensed to operate, they still do. Even with the quarantine measures in place and restrictions of movement between states, they still moved their staff to a Texas launch site even with the cries and wails of the government and local people.

If this can happen where there's rule of law and such impunity allowed to exist, imagine what our federal government with total disregard for rule of law can do. PS, our oil industry is too important to us and can be regarded as a national security infrastructure

michlins:
you guys are funny. These people were licensed to operate in Nigeria by the federal government. They are not just backed by the federal government but also the constitution. They pay taxes to the federal government and Rivers State collects hers too which makes Rivers a partner. They can sue Rivers State and collect billions in damages. They are provisioned to operate in a time like this. Air Peace have been flying and landing in Lagos and never had sanwo tried to meddle. You might say Air Peace brings critical materials for the fight against the pandemic but those things won't pay for themselves. Caverton services is needed to ensure that we generate the funds

Thank you for telling them. For those hailing the governor for this act last last na unna go pay caverton but by then nobody will come and tell you anything but the real winner will be smiling to the bank. For your information Caverton was licenced for offshore operations and were strictly servicing shell FPSOs and rigs in deep offshore. This guys have been away even before Nigeria recorded 5 cases of Corona so tell me how they have become a risk to the state. Infact the state is a risk to them! The govt of Rivers State has chosen to abandon the more pressing issues like relief packages and security but he is going about arresting pilots. Everybody knows what and who he is challenging but to me it's a total waste of time and poor publicity stunt. People are hungry now is to show the action governor that you are rather you are looking for chopper that wants to land with Corona patients. The level at which some useless governor turns everything into politics amazes me. Tomorrow u will ask for your own 10 billion Corona fund,

michlins:
please when the powers that be comes hard on Wike, don't claim marginalization. There are exclusive lists which Wike have no power to control. This guy is just power drunk and we all know how Buhari can disregard rule of law when he wants to discipline someone. Ask NK,ask dasuki

You gat block head because if you don't you will not compair these people you mentioned with a sitting governor who has immunity like Buhari. So kid go back to school and learn to read your books.

Okwyjesus:


Go and Sleep. You guys should keep high allocation of Covid-19 to yourself.
We don't need it in SS/SE

the naivety you guys display here is awesome. Same Wike was crying he wasn't given 10bn like Lagos. Which State can survive without Federal government allocation in Nigeria.


PS a bu m Nwa afọ Igbo amuru nke ọma

Iceberg3:


I agree with you,I'm in that bandwagon. And that is why we gotta stand against these northerners that have taken over all positions of power to oppress the south.
We must rally round people like Wike.
I'm not Igbo or even from Rivers state but we must rally round people like Wike and Kanu who look at these internal colonialists in the eye.

the northern Nigeria isn't your problem. Your problem is the likes of Wike who will start trouble where there's none. This power tussle he's forming now without recourse to the constitution will give Buhari the powers he need to come hard against Rivers State and her people.


You don't fight a tyrant with lawlessness. He will descend on you with tyranny and you go run

michlins:
the northern Nigeria isn't your problem. Your problem is the likes of Wike who will start trouble where there's none. This power tussle he's forming now without recourse to the constitution will give Buhari the powers he need to come hard against Rivers State and her people.


You don't fight a tyrant with lawlessness. He will descend on you with tyranny and you go run

Which power tussle are you talking about? The dreaded Covid 19 is no respecter of federal might. Buhari's controlled CP and Airforce commander lead the team to arrest the pilot while the legal team of police force took them to court . Many Nigerians jump into conclusion without knowing the issues

With the so-called federal might . Wike conquered them during the elections last year

Leave that matter of tyranny .it only works on the weak

I wonder which of the constitution you're referring which gives the governor control over it territory.Are you aware that this a Federal Republic which the states makes up the federation units ?

broadman20:




You gat block head because if you don't you will not compair these people you mentioned with a sitting governor who has immunity like Buhari. So kid go back to school and learn to read your books.

Mrpojj:

Wike get immunity

please eh guys. Let's assume Buhari orders the IG of police to withdraw the security attached to the person of Wike, wetin una fit do from the comfort of your keyboard and phones. What if Buhari decides to stop the flow of allocation to Rivers State, wetin una go do? What if he decides to militarize the street of Rivers State and orders everyone including the governor to stay indoors, what will you folks do?

Splashme:



Oga gerraway joor ! Na today ?
What else have they not done to Wike ?

The matter is already in court .
Aviation Minister should go make his case in court

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this is where I don't understand. He took them to court, so why not allow the judicial circle to run its course? Trying to close their offices while the matter is before the court is excessive for me.

Moventist:


Which power tussle are you talking about

this question weak me. What do you think has been going on between Wike and the federal government. So you think it's fight against coronavirus? People that I meet on the internet eh

smeag0l:
In addition to this, theyll withdraw all his security detail and also stop federal allowances to rivers state. And to astound you, caverton helicopterswill still fly in and out of port Harcourt. I even dont know of any of their offices in any of the LGA's cos they only have one office at the nigerian airforce base which is a federal government facility. They dont even need to go this far, just withhold his state allocation for two months and matters will be settled. The state largely depends on allocation from the federal government and personal/company income taxes from oil companies.

One Caverton helicopter shot down by an RPG from the creeks, then six pipelines and 1 flow station blown up and your state won't be able to get that same allocation for 6 Months.

Emmastan291:




Misplaced priorities

Are you sure.

Same thing you said about closing the airspace.

Flights will land, no data management, later you will say that the passengers gave false addresses.

Ogogoro federal govt

florixi:
So pathetic when you see educated illiterates supporting nonsense in this country. Even at war there are some essential duty that goes on , do you know whether those guys are on essential duty? Keep hailing him , how much is barrel of oil now ? those businesses that suppose to pay taxes to the state government continue chasing them away. Hope he will provide jobs for rivers state indigene working with caverton when they leave rivers. Tomorrow now he will start comparing rivers to lagos . Rubbish.

Akwa Ibom state government owns an airline. What makes you think Rivers state government can't float a state owned aviation company?
Employment my ass. How many Rivers imdigenes do you see working outside rivers state?

CeterisXVII:


You guys are very funny. Party goers is what you are comparing to flying a helicopter through our airspace? Chai!!

Please Wike has no powers over the airspace. He cannot ground any aircraft as the constitution of Nigeria, does NOT give him the power to do so!


Please make them understand this simple fact.

Shut up there. You are only ranting cos of your hatred and bitterness for Wike.

michlins:
please eh guys. Let's assume Buhari orders the IG of police to withdraw the security attached to the person of Wike, wetin una fit do from the comfort of your keyboard and phones. What if Buhari decides to stop the flow of allocation to Rivers State, wetin una go do? What if he decides to militarize the street of Rivers State and orders everyone including the governor to stay indoors, what will you folks do?

He can't do that. Lots of you guys don't know the constitution

Are you aware it was the Airforce commander (underBuhari) that alerted Wike of the arrival of Carveton Helicopter? The CP is under Buhari who took the two pilots to court with police legal department. Covid 19 is enemy of all . We don't need politics at this time

michlins:
same immunity was there when ngige was kidnapped as a governor and his security details removed. Buhari can deal with Wike in so many ways. How about claiming that for grounding caverton,he stopped movements of critical staff and thereby hampered the workings of the oil and gas industry. And he claims that Port Harcourt will pay for the losses and put a stop on their allocation. The federal government is all powerful in Nigeria

Please fu¢k off... The same immunity ur dumb buhari enjoys is wat wike enjoys...maybe ur dumb skull is deluding u with imaginary power stunt that ur lifeless a$$hole of a presidiot will play on wike...
Wike is not ngige n will never be intimidated.
He can only try buh I assure u dat the repercussions will even affect ur household. Their are toes ur almighty buhari will never dream of stepping on. Incase u don't know, the disintegration of ur zoo will is solely dependent on Niger Delta decision..

Xisnin:

SMH

None of those you mentioned have immunity.

Even with a kangaroo court, he can do nothing to Wike.

Ignorance is the biggest problem we have among Nigerian "Yoots".
It is even worse when that ignorance is blissful.

Some Nuggets to digest:
1) Calverton Helicopters should know we are in an emergency situation during this Pandemic and should coperate with state Govt's directive. it should not try to rely too much on "the law" on come in-between any fued between states and Fed. Govt.

2 ) Wike should know, being a Lawyer who is married to someone that became the state Chief Judge under his tenure (that in itself smirks of over-concentration of Power, "Absolute Power that corrupts absolutely!), should know that the Nigerian airspace is under the control of the Federal Govt, in the exclusive list, through FAAN, even for state airports and as such, he does not have any authority, not to mention an exclusive authority, to determine who lands or take-off in hsi state. Maybe he forgot that even the Police that is protecting his house can be ordered removed, under the authority of the I.G.P, a boy-boy of the President.

3) And if he is relying on his immunity, it can be "technically" rendered null and mute, if the President decides to declare "A State of Emergency" in Rivers State. The implication of such declaration is that the Governor is suspended indefinitely, a 'Sole Administrator' is put in place by the President, to run the affairs of the State, the State Legislature "can also" be suspended at the wish of the President. At that point, Wike becomes an ordinary Nigerian and may be arrested and prosecuted, as in bye-bye to Governorship Immunity!

4) Buhari himself or his handlers (since we are not sure who is the President now!) should stop flexing their muscle and playing party Politics with Wike! A National leader like a President, should rise above such childish muscle flexing with a State Governor who is obviosuly a Thug!
You dont need to show him Pepper and prove to him you are stronger than him, for the sake of the citizens.
Wike wants to flex muscle, Abuja wants to flex muscle, where is the sense in that?

I dont believe Abuja should have flexed its authority and land those passengers in Rivers State, without informing the Rivers State FAAN, which should then inform the states Covid Emergency team, it does not mean that Wike has any authority over them but it is just PROTOCOL and to allow for smooth operation around this delecate time.

But Wike should thread softly o, his Egungun is dancing towards the Express road and Motor go jam am if care is not taken.
Those Pilots can be jailed by a State Court but the Decision would be overturned by a Federal court quite easily, the next day, for lack of Jurisdiction, then Abuja may put soldiers at the door of the office of calverton and IGP will order Policemen to 'step down' on the matter while the current state C.P is replaced with an Abuja boy.
Lobatan

there is a lack of cordinated FG response to covid...which is the crux of all this this things...someone from presidency needs to take charge....so there is a sync b/w FG and state govt.....the body language frm presidency so far is as if the states are on their own....so each state has to protect itself....from wikes angle ...he is pdp governor...if things get outta hand would FG come 2 their rescue ??...wike has no problem with buhari....d only ppl that can solve this is a strong hand in presidency or caveton management

oyeb15:
Federal Government have sole authority over airspace. States have no right whatsoever. Does wike seek approval from Sanwo olu anytime he flies Rivers State Jet and Chopper to Lagos?
Wike can't try that with Olusegun Okikiola Obasanjo as president.
This lockdown if not quickly stopped by FG, some oil rich states will gang up and declare independence. It will break Nigeria.

"The federal government is all powerful in Nigeria"

That shows that we're practicing pseudo - federalism, in other words, fake federalism.

CeterisXVII:


You guys are very funny. Party goers is what you are comparing to flying a helicopter through our airspace? Chai!!

Please Wike has no powers over the airspace. He cannot ground any aircraft as the constitution of Nigeria, does NOT give him the power to do so!


Please make them understand this simple fact.

Aslong as the aircraft is flying pass no problem bt land in his state Mr man he has every power once u land that craft. He is the chief security officer of his state and under covid containment laws he can act were necessary.

What right has sanwolu to arrest party goers if not for covid19