Wike Hosts Buhari, Replies Amaechi War Chants (Photos)

Governor Wike Replies to APC Threats: Rivers People will never support violence

Rivers
State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has told President Muhammadu Buhari
that Rivers people will never support violence as being orchestrated by
leaders of Rivers APC.

Speaking during an interactive session
between President Muhammadu Buhari and traditional rulers of Rivers
State in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, Governor Wike said leaders who have
imported war songs will not succeed.

The Minister of
Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi at the APC Presidential Campaign
Rally, sang a war song in Igbo Language, threatening to unleash
violence on Rivers State during the forthcoming elections.

“Rivers State does not believe in violence and we will not support any dance for violence.

“Those who sing other people’s song for violence, they know what they achieve. They know what they gain”, he said.

Governor Wike assured Nigerians that the evil plots to fuel violence by the APC will fail.

“I
want to assure the President that Rivers State is a peaceful state . It
will never be a violent state. I will not support violence and Rivers
people will not support violence”, he said.

In his address,
Chairman of Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers, King Dandeson
Douglas Jaja urged President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that security
agencies act professionally during the forthcoming elections. He said
that security agencies should not join the fray and complicate the
issues of electoral violence.

The Rivers Traditional Rulers
lamented the closure of the seaports in Rivers State which have
negatively affected the economy of the area. They called for
restructuring of the country so that all parts of the Federation will
grow at their own pace and control their resources.

The
Traditional Rulers called for free, fair and credible polls in Rivers
State. They appealed to the President to check the tide of violence in
the country.

President Muhammadu Buhari stated that law
enforcement agencies would be asked to respect Nigerians and that
elections will be free and fair.

The President said nobody will
be allowed to intimidate people. He added that the snatching of ballot
boxes will be discouraged.

Buhari said that his administration
has achieved the three cardinal points of his 2015 campaign. He said
that security, economy and fight against corruption have witnessed
improvements.

Simeon Nwakaudu,

Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media.

12th February, 2019.