It
was meant to be a little ceremony to mark the beginning of the rehabilitation
of a hospital. But for Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, it was an opportunity
to drop a bombshell.
Security
agencies are planning to assassinate him, he told a shocked crowd that
gathered at the General Hospital , Terabor and General Hospital, Bodo
in Gokana Local Government Area.
Wike
also accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of publishing
a list of adhoc staff filled with members of the All Progressives Congress
(APC). December 1o has been fixed for some election in the state.
Wike
said: “For me, they are threatening that I will be the first governor they will
assassinate. They are threatening that they will show me that they are security
agencies. But, I will always protect the interest of Rivers State ,
no matter the threat.
“Nobody
should intimidate you with security agents. Beginning today, resist any
arrest. You must move around in groups to promote resistance of the
robbers of mandate.”
Police
Public Relations Officer, DSP Nnamdi Omoni, said the police were not
aware of any plot to kill the governor.
He
said it was unfortunate that INEC and security agencies
were disregarding the directive of President Muhammadu Buhari that
they should be impartial and deliver free and fair elections.
The
governor said: “INEC has released a fake list of adhoc staff
for the rerun elections before the conclusion of their mandatory
training . Majority of those on the list are known
APC ward chairmen and ward secretaries who are mainly unemployed , but
listed by INEC as staff of the University of Port Harcourt .
“They
think that my love for peace is a sign of weakness, but I want to declare that
enough is enough. We are supposed to be under an era of change , but the
love for fraud by INEC and police is unprecedented.”
The
governor added: “Anyone whose son or daughter is on that fraudulent
INEC list should tell him/her to stay away on election day.
“All
these desperate actions are geared towards the plot to rig in favour of
a particular candidate , but that candidate will not win. The
people of Rivers South-East Senatorial District must be allowed to
vote persons of their choice.”
On
the rehabilitation of the Hospital , Terabor and General Hospital , Bodo,
Wike said it will be completed and equipped in a record time.
He
added that the Kpopie-Bodo road is nearing completion and the dualization
of Sakpenwa-Bori road is progressing according to schedule .
Wike
urged Ogoni people to vote for the PDP, pointing out that
for eight years , APC failed to execute well meaning
projects in Ogoni land.
Responding
yesterday, APC State Publicity Secretary Chris Finebone said his party could
not comprehend what the governor is talking about.
Finebone
said: “Definitely, APC candidates are busy campaigning for the rerun election
while governor Wike is busy with his circus show. We wish him luck.
“Rivers
people are tired of Wike’s allegations. Soon we will not join issue with him
because he is no longer making sense.”
Source:The Nation
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