The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the withdrawal of
the Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the Governor of Rivers State, Chief
Ezenwo Nyesom Wike saying it was an indication that of plots to assassinate the Governor.
A statement by Prince Dayo Adeyeye, National Publicity Secretary of the party said: “Nigerians will recall that the Commissioner of Police, Rivers
State, Mr. Folusho Adebanjo, working on the Order of Hon. Rotimi Amaechi
had earlier withdrew more than 70 percent of Security personnel detailed
to the Rivers State Government house, Port Harcourt.
“Governor Wike has written two letters to the Inspector General of Police
(IGP), reporting this obvious bridge of his Constitutional Rights which
the IGP is yet to reply. Rather, the withdrawal of his CSO, the number
one line of defence of the Governor was the only reply from the IGP.
“This latest development has confirmed that the former Governor of
Rivers State and now Minister of Transport, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike
Amaechi in collaboration with some security agencies has finalized plans
to assassinate the Governor of Rivers State. This is despicable and a
complete affront and declaration of war by Amaechi Rivers people using
the apparatus of state. .
“This has again confirmed the serious desperation of the All
Progressive Congress (APC) led Administration to win Elections at all
cost with no single consideration to the lives of Nigerians. Since the
inception of this government, the APC and its leaders have approached
Elections in the Country with different rigging methods and style.
“The APC used ‘Inconclusive Elections’ to rig Kogi, Nasarawa, Imo
and some other Bye- Elections but failed in Bayelsa and Rivers States.
In Edo State, the APC in collaboration with INEC and the Security
Agencies postponed the Election on the pretext of security threats in
order to perfect their rigging plans which they successfully implemented
during the poll.
“The latest was the Ondo State Gubernatorial Elections which the APC
again deployed another method to rig the Election in advance by causing
Justice Okon Abang of FCT, High Court and INEC to delist the name of our
Candidate, Eyitayo Jegede for 3 weeks thereby incapacitating him from
campaigning and selling the manifesto of our Party to the electorates in
Ondo State.
“The method being applied by the APC in the Rivers Re Run Elections
is to use Security Agencies to withdraw the security details of the
Governor and expose him to danger of been assassinated in order to cow
him to succumb to their rigging plans.
“This is not acceptable and if anything happens to the Governor of Rivers
State, Chief Nyesom Wike, his family or any of our Party members or
supporters in Rivers State, Rivers people and indeed all Nigerians
should hold Hon. Chibuike Amaechi responsible.
“The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is very clear
on the grounds by which the security of a seating Governor is withdrawn.
This is a big slap on our Constitution and must be condemned by all
well-meaning Nigerians before the APC reverses all the gains of
democracy we have nurtured so well since 1999.
“We therefore call on the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Mr.
Ibrahim Idris and the Director General of State Security Services (SSS),
Lawal Daura to as a matter of urgency restore all the security details
of Governor Nyesom Wike and to secure Government House, Port Harcourt,
Rivers State. Failure to do this before the Saturday, December 10, 2016
Re Run Elections is indirectly calling on Rivers people to resort to
self help.
‘Finally, we call on all Nigerians to pray fervently for the
survival of our hard earned democracy under this suffocating APC led
Federal Government. Our Democracy is in serious danger and if proper
care is not taken, we are heading to anarchy. A stitch in time saves
nine.”