Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Nigeria’s Rivers state has raised an alarm about his safety following the withdrawal of soldiers and Armoured Personnel Carriers,APCs, attached to Government House.
Amaechi, whose state was rocked by violence at the State House of Assembly on Tuesday, said that the government and people of the State are under siege.
He spoke on Thursday when the Senate Committee on State and Local Government Administration investigating the crisis came to see him at Government House, Port Harcourt
“Yesterday, they were shooting tear gas into Government House. When we were meeting with the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) today, the Police claimed that it was inadvertent, that they shot tear gas into Government House. So, I asked one question, supposing, it was live bullet and it hit me, they said, ‘nooo, governor was not outside,’ but I said, I was outside, you can check”, Amaechi said.
The State Chief Executive also expressed shock over the sudden withdrawal of soldiers and APCs attached to Government House, stating that in the last two months, security commanders in the state have not held meetings with him.
The Governor complained: “We are under siege here, for two months now, we have not met with security men. Security Commanders in the state don’t come to me any longer. They are either scared or they don’t deliberately want to see me. They withdrew soldiers attached to me yesterday. And this morning, they withdrew the APC attached to Government House”, Amaechi said.
Earlier, Chairman of the Senate Committee on State and Local Government Administration, Senator Kabiru Gaya said, the committee was delegated by the Senate to come to Rivers State and investigate, and find workable solution to the violence and disturbances rocking the state.
He told the Governor that the Senate had a meeting or session where a motion was raised by Senator Magnus Abe on the state of the situation in Rivers State. And the motion was discussed.
Senator Gaya said the Senate had two hours in the closed door session to discuss how best to sustain our stable democracy and how best “we could have the legislators perform their functions without undue interference”.
He noted that the Senate had condemned the fracas that happened at the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The Senate mandated the committee to investigate the crisis in the state and that the committee will invite other stakeholders.
“The committee will hear from the Assembly members on both sides, including the Commissioner of Police, the SSS and the JTF.”
Gaya said the purpose of our mission is to ensure peace return in the state and to maintain good governance, so that the people in the state will relax and have peace. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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He that challenges his father to a fight should not cry "foul play" when firece punches at thrown at him. ....
ReplyDeleteWise words of our fathers...those that have ears let hem hear!
Ok so soldiers that are being paid with tax payers money has become Jonathan Olodo personal property??? This is just dragging GEJ name in the mud and worsening his chance of winning in 2015.
DeleteLet me ask u people one question...am not frm naija delta but if u are calling smbdody olodo is not competent who is competent and we are saying we need youth in govt...if we need experience pepple may be we shld call people like babangida obasanjo abdulsalam to come and rule us again.....bcs i dont know the meeaning of is not competent....some people who can not cotrol one wife and two piking for house go dey abuse smbody controling milions of people u may be in dat position tmorow thats how people will be accusing u
ReplyDelete@ Anonymous 12:32 so what convinces u that GEJ is a father to Rotimi Amechi?
ReplyDeleteOr because one person another person should berry his or her own interest?
You better reason like a human being and stop fulling yourself with archaic belief.
Is a pity, Ameachi is not wise. I thought his experience in Nigerian politic as one that started from NANS,National Association of Nigerian Student,will make him wise. But he has been blinded by greed.
ReplyDeleteIf you are not a politician and you are against GEJ as a result of all this Blackmail (Boko Haram, Ameachi Rotimi, Anti GEJ press Men, Northern Elders Forum, APC politicians, Some stake Holders who are not benefiting, etc) then you have to be wise because all this people mention above are trying to use you against this administration for the good of them selfs and Families.
EMMY, u just simply spoke as an ignorant Nigerian. Of course, Gej and his wife has a hand in the rivers saga and if u cant see it then sorry. Just 5 pple in the rivers state house causing a whole lot of problem with Hon. Bipi being patience's cousine. Hmm... I just dey observe.
ReplyDelete@ Anonymous 12:32
ReplyDeleteDear Sir/Ma,
Please permit me to disagree with your comment
This is democracy, a concept we copied from the Greeks, there is no "father" or "mother" in democracy.
In Nigeria, the constitution is the book that contains the laws governing our land.
It is simply representative government, you can check our constitution, it does not describe anyone as father, mother or boss to anyone else.
Besides, the President is not boss to the governors, it is a question of each man is king in his own domain, there is no where in the constitution that commands or implores governors to submit to the President.
Separation of office and powers at Federal and State level was simply done for administrative ease, that is the beauty of a federalism!
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