Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has stated that the consistency with which the Police sabotages the electoral process in Rivers State amounts to a declaration of war on the people.
In a state broadcast on Sunday on the suspended Port Harcourt State Constituency Three bye-election, Governor Wike charged Rivers people not to succumb to the antics of the police, lest they become slaves in their fatherland.
Governor Wike said: “The consistent sabotage of the electoral process by the Police amounts to a declaration of war against the people of Rivers State and their solemn rights to freely and fairly choose their leaders and representatives.
“Clearly there are dangerous times ahead but we must not give in to intimidation lest we loose our liberties and become slaves in our own land.
“Against the backdrop it is up to the people of Rivers State to choose the option that will serve their interest.”
Governor Wike said despite assurances from the Rivers State Commissioner of Police during the last State Security Council meeting that the police will remain neutral and act professionally, the police on Saturday August 18, 2018, joined forces with APC thugs to disrupt elections.
He said: “As we had feared, the Police failed us completely once again and negated all that they promised. Instead of providing security for voters and INEC officials the Police brazenly colluded with political thugs of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to subvert the democratic process and denied the people of Port Harcourt Constituency III their rights to free, fair and credible elections.
“Confirmed reports from the field indicated that INEC promptly and rightly distributed elections materials to all the polling units within a recorded time.
“However, while voting was underway, armed thugs from the APC led by the State’s factional Chairman, Mr. Flag Ojukaye Amachree, moved freely from one polling unit to the other, violently assaulted voters and INEC officials and carted away election materials, including smart card readers and ballot boxes.”
The governor added: “It is important to note that Ojukaye Flag Amachree who led the thugs is the same person facing multiple murder trial and instead of arresting him as ordered by the trial court, the Police has continued to aid and shield him from arrest and prosecution.
“It is equally important to note that Ojukaye Flag Amachree and his thugs freely and easily overran the entire constituency and successfully disenfranchised the electorates with the active support, protection and guidance of heavily armed police operatives from the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (F-SARS) and the Inspector General of Police’s Monitoring Unit.”https://www.today.ng/news/politics/port-harcourt-election-police-declared-war-rivers-state-governor-wike-143768/amp

Election in that state can be bloody , many people go down... Maybe it's because of the oil that makes everywhere slippery...

Nah today?

Police are supposed to be on the side of the people...But Buhari just wants to scatter this country for us!

Police under Idris is the militant arm of the APC

This democracy is surely pointless, the will of the people means nothing!

Buhari is destroying Nigeria

Mr GOVERNOR remember hw GEJ rigged U in. Now cry to him because dat is a slice of d portion. 2019 u will understand by and by. Just ask oshokomole fayose for proper briefing

No institution of govt is functioning under buhari. It's very sad

eyeview:
No institution of govt is functioning under buhari. It's very sad

that's not the true...Miyeti-alah and it footsoldiers Fulani herdsmen are doing great....

Odeshi FSars

Islamicpope:
Mr GOVERNOR remember hw GEJ rigged U in. Now cry to him because dat is a slice of d portion. 2019 u will understand by and by. Just ask oshokomole fayose for proper briefing

After losing 2019 governorship election, Wike will be in a more severe pain than Fayose.

If it worked elsewhere it wont work in Rivers state

Printerscanner:


After losing 2019 governorship election, Wike will be in a more severe pain than Fayose.

Presently I want wike to lose, that's if APC presents tonye Cole, but beating wike is too difficult..

It's just too difficult

Nothing more

APC never cry finish on top saraki..na wike Cain Dem go collect soon.

APC really mean Wike for Rivers o. This shouldnt come as a surprise since Wike is the major financier of PDP in the country without whom PDP would not have been able to pull a major comeback on the political scene. He is the 'head of the snake' that controls things in PDP. But Amaechi self get mouth o. It is no mean feat to snatch two senatorial seats from a PDP huncho of Wike's calibre.

Hmmm so you self they conplain

Police and nigerian army are too small to deal with the issue of our state. I just pity those from other parts of the country/W/N.

IkwereBuIgbo:
Police and nigerian army are too small to deal with the issue of our state. I just pity those from other parts of the country/W/N.

What is the way forward

senatordave1:

What is the way forward

The way forward is to de escalate the tension in the state to create more enabling ground for different parties.

sometimes when I see Yoruba and Hausa rejoicing how APC will make inroad to se,ss , I just pity the oil pipeline