The People’s Democratic Party has broken its silence on the
alleged attempt to assassinate the governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, by
security operatives purportedly working on the instructions of the Minister of Transportation,
Rotimi Amaechi.
Nigerian Eye had
reported that a major disaster was averted when Amaechi and Wike met on
Saturday at a cross road in Nwanja area of Elekahia road, Port Harcourt where
both political leaders traded assassination claims.
However, the PDP in a statement on Sunday signed by Chinwe
Nnorom on behalf of the Party’s National Publicity Secretary, Dayo Adeyeye,
said that the alleged harassment and attempt on the life of governor Wike was
an open invitation to anarchy and another plan of the All Progressives Congress
(APC) to ignite crisis against Rivers state.
It also said that if anything happens to the governor or his
immediate family and aides, the APC and Amaechi should be held responsible.
While condemning the attack, the PDP also called on
President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in the on-going face-off between
governor and his predecessor as well as to order the immediate transfer of one
Akin Fakorede, the commander of Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS), in Rivers
State, who purportedly led the assassination attempt on the governor.
The statement reads: “the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP),
is once again constrained to draw the attention of President Muhammadu Buhari
to another assassination attempt by his Minister of Transport, Rt. Hon. Rotimi
Amaechi on the Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike yesterday being
Saturday, November 11, 2017 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
“The Convoy of Governor Wike was ambushed by a contingent of
security apparatus led by the commander of Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS),
in Rivers State, Mr. Akin Fakorede and supervised by Amaechi’s ADC, Mr. Debewari.
These constant harrasement and attempt on the Life of Governor Wike is an open
invitation to anarchy and another plan of the APC to ignite crisis against
Rivers State.
“The public is aware that the Minister of Transport has been
making attempts on the Life of Governor Wike, and in all of the attempts, the
Commander of SARS in Rivers State, Mr. Fakorede is ever ready to lead the
ill-advised onslaught.
“Again, we condemn this attack in very strong terms and call
on President Buhari to order the immediate transfer of Mr. Fakorede of SARS out
of Rivers State. Any delay in effecting this change will be taken that
President Buhari is fully in charge of these ugly activities in the State.
“We are also calling on the International Community to take
note of this chain of activity that are carefully planned by the Ruling APC and
being executed by the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi. If anything
happens to Governor Wike or his immediate family and aides, the APC and Mr.
Amaechi should be held responsible. ‘A stitch in time saves nine’.”
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