The Rivers Peoples’ Forum (RPF) has called for the immediate arrest
and prosecution of Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike over his
comments in Port Harcourt at the weekend, which they say is dangerous
to democracy in the country and threatens the peace and security of
Rivers State and could lead to a breakdown of law and order in the
State, if the Minister is not checked.
At an event last week Saturday in Port Harcourt, Wike had said that,
“for those who think that they can destroy Obio-Akpor (Local Govern-ment
Council), we will make life uncomfortable for them. We will make sure
they will not sleep again. When they are sleeping, they will not sleep
with their two eyes closed. One eye will be open because they know there
is danger.”
Wike was alleged to be referring to the former Chairman and
Councilors of Obio-Akpor Local Government Area who were suspended by the
Rivers State House of Assembly for the House to carry out
investigations of monumental fraud and corruption against them.
RPF in a statement signed by its President, Charles Bekwele described
the comments of Wike as a direct threat to the good people of Rivers
State, that can lead to a breach of peace and security, and security
agencies must now take steps to curtail the excesses of Nyesom Wike.
“First, Obio-Akpor Council was not destroyed. Its former Council
Chairman Timothy Nsirim and Councilors were only suspended by the Rivers
State House of Assembly to enable the House investigate allegations of
monumental fraud and corruption against them. And the State Assembly had
repeatedly said they would be reinstated if they are not found guilty
at the end of the investigations. And we must also bear in mind that it
is constitutionally the function of the State legislators to oversee,
supervise and check the excesses of local councils”
These legislators were elected by Rivers people to represent them in
the Assembly. This also means that whatever action they take in the
House(including the suspension) was taken by Rivers people since we
voted for them and gave them our mandate to represent us in the
Assembly. This then translates to the fact that the junior minister’s
threat is a direct threat to the good people of Rivers State.”
“Nyesom Wike must be arrested and prosecuted now for threatening the
lives of Rivers people, for threatening the peace and security of Rivers
State. As a matter of fact, his comments are dangerous to our
democracy, Wike is a danger to our democracy. Comments like that can
easily lead to a breach of peace in the state. The Inspector General of
Police, the Director-General, State Security Service(SSS) must act now
to arrest and prosecute Wike for threatening the peace and security of
the State. His excesses must be curtail, Rivers people have had enough
of Wike’s shenanigans.”
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