After a thorough consideration and evaluation of the prevailing security situation in the State, the leadership of the Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed satisfaction with the Governor Nyesom Wike – led administration in tackling insecurity and violence in the State.
The state PDP Chairman, Felix Obuah, said the Party was not unaware that security of lives and property were the primary responsibility of any government.
The party however alleged that some known persons in the All Progressive Congress, APC were responsible for some of the violent crimes in the state in recent time.
PDP particularly alluded to the cases of attacks on some PDP leaders and members in Port Harcourt, Obio/Akpor, Gokana, Asari-Toru and ONELGA Local Government Areas, wondering why the security agencies would “choose to collaborate with leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and carry out those condemnable and illegal actions on defenseless PDP faithful.
“It is a known fact that these attacks are orchestrated and sponsored in the State to undermine and discredit the efforts of the State government in ensuring peace and security”, Obuah said in the statement.
He condemned the actions of one Major Mustapha who he alleged was a star witness for the APC at the Governorship Election Tribunal, and “is now leading the ‘operation exterminate PDP leaders’ in the State, beginning with ASALGA, Gokana and ONELGA”, wondering why the Nigerian Army will allow itself to be used to kill and destroy people and properties they ought to protect constitutionally.
He therefore called on well-meaning Nigerians to rise against it, and to also prevail on the APC leadership to caution those championing the deadly onslaughts, particularly “the Transport Minister, APC governorship candidate, a former Senator in Gokana, former LGA chairmen in ONELGA and ASALGA, who have publicly claimed the support of federal authorities behind their actions”.
According to him, these APC leaders have also spuriously raised fictitious petitions against some leaders and members of the PDP.
“We hope that President Buhari and the national APC leadership will heed the call for restrain on their members in the State and act plausibly and timely to avert possible break down of law and order in the State”.
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