The
All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday asked security agents to halt to what
it described as the madness in Rivers State, accusing Governor Nyesom Wike of
inciting the people against the Nigerian Army and the Independent National a
Electoral Commission (INEC).
In
a statement by the party’s National Secretary Mai Mala Buni last night,
the APC expressed concern over the death threat issued by the governor on INEC
officials coming to conduct the Saturday’s rerun election for national and
state assembly elections.
The
party said it was compiling evidence of the politically-motivated killings in
Rivers State which have taken genocidal dimensions under Nyesom Wike’s watch.
The APC will present evidence to national and international law enforcement
agencies.
The
statement reads: “In the leadup to the March 19, 2016 Rivers State rerun
elections, the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is
worried by the fresh reckless and irresponsible statements including death
threats issued by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) especially on the person of Mrs. Amina
Zakari, a National INEC Commissioner who has a record of supervising some of
the most credible, free and fair elections by INEC in the past.
“The
Rivers State governor has also issued dangerous threats on the Nigerian Army.
The Party also views Nyesom Wike’s petition to the United Nations (UN),
European Union (EU), Africa Union (AU) and the governments of about 50
countries demanding “global surveillance” for the Rivers rerun election as an
affront on the 1999 Constitution (as amended), INEC and sovereignty of the
Federal Government of Nigeria.
“Nyesom
Wike has been in the forefront of inciting the people of Rivers State against
INEC and the Nigerian Army. On Tuesday, Nyesom Wike accused INEC Commissioner
Mrs. Amina Zakari of an unsubstantiated and cooked up plot to swap election
result sheets in the yet-to-be-conducted election.
“He
went ahead to issue a death threat on the INEC Commissioner over the
unsubstantiated and cooked up plot. The APC takes Nyesom Wike’s death threats
and campaign of calumny against critical national institutions including the
Nigerian Army very seriously.
“Under
Nyesom Wike’s watch, the country and indeed the international community has
been traumatised by the daily lynching, maiming, killing and beheading of APC
members and supporters in Rivers State.
“The
APC believes that Nyesom Wike’s repeated threats to INEC to “write their will”
before coming to conduct elections in the state is real and must be looked into
by relevant security agencies.
“The
APC calls on relevant security agencies to hold Nyesom Wike responsible for any
breakdown of law and order before, during and after the March 19, 2016 Rivers
State rerun elections.
“The
party also welcomes President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to security services
to deal decisively with sponsors and perpetuators of political violence in
Rivers State. The Police and other security agencies must ensure that the
murderers and their sponsors are brought to book and must face the full wrath
of the law.”
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