All those involved in the brutal killing of supporters of
the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Rivers State during the electioneering
period will face the full weight of the law. Rivers State Governor, Chibuike
Rotimi Amaechi has said.
Governor Amaechi made the disclosure Easter Monday when he
paid a condolence visit on the families of late Chief Christopher Adube in
Obirikom, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni local government area of the state.
Chief Adube, alongside three of his children, his younger
brother, lyke Ikechukwu and his two gatemen were shot dead last Friday in his
Obrikom residence while two of his children who were wounded by bullet shots
are receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.
Amaechi assured the bereaved family that his administration
will fish out the killers and prosecute them accordingly.
“All those responsible for this bloody act will pay for it.
This kind of killing of APC supporters has gone beyond political violence. Why
should politicians go beyond politicking and try to take any body's life? They
will pay for this, I promise to fish out the culprits”, he assured.
Eaelier, on his door-to-door sensitization tour to wards in
Khana local government area, Amaechi assured that votes for April 11 guber
elections in the state will count at every polling units.
While addressing crowds of APC supporters in Bani, Bean
Ken-Khana, Kaani-babee, Nwiyakara, Kono-Boue, Uegwere-Boue, Zaakpor, Kaani and
Opu-oko communities, Amaechi frowned at the electoral fraud and rigging of the
last Presidential election results by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and
warned that any criminally minded person who attempts to deprive Rivers people
from exercising their legitimate franchise will be made to face the full weight
of the law.
According to him, “We are all eye witnesses to what happened
during the last presidential election where the Peoples Democratic Party
carried out electoral fraud with INEC officers and the Police. But now, the police
or the military will not harass you again. I came to thank you all for refusing
to vote without result sheets last Saturday (28th March). I called one of my
friends in the Army and cautioned him about the last election and the victory
of Buhari, he told me on phone that, "Sir, Parade has changed gear".
What it means is that, supporters of APC will no longer be molested and
harassed by the Police or the Military. Everybody can come out and exercise
their franchise. Ensure that, your party agents are at every polling unit, at
least 50 persons per unit, wait after accreditation and voting before allowing
the party agents to follow the results to the collection centres. Our votes for
the guber election will count at the polling units and recorded in the result
sheets”, Amaechi said.
The State Chief Executive also urged Rivers people and the
people of Khana in particular to massively turn out for the guber elections
this Saturday and vote for the governorship flag bearer of the All Progressive
Congress, Dr. Dakuku Adol-Peterside.
“Even if the PDP stole our votes and our mandate last
Presidential election, they have agreed to behave this time around. You have a
duty to come out enemas, don't go to farm on Saturday, it is set aside for you
to come out and vote the candidate of your choice. We will all vote for APC and
ensure Dakuku becomes our governor”, Amaechi stated. Amaechi who also doubles
as the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors' Forum, advised decamped from the PDP
to APC to join the party and increase the votes for the APC guber candidate,
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, adding that, it was the only meaningful means of bringing
the federal government closer to the state to increase the pace of development
after May 29th, 2015.
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