The Rivers State Government led by Governor Nyesom
Wike has called on security operatives to adhere strictly to
President Muhammadu Buhari’s directives without bias,
urging them to arrest the Minister of Transportation,
Rotimi Amaechi and prosecute him if he poses any
security threat and violates the electoral laws, before,
during and after the Rivers State re-run polls.
The Rivers State Commissioner for Information and
Communication, Dr. Austin Tam-George who made this
declaration in a press statement, said Amaechi’s hotel
room and vehicles should be searched to ensure that he
was not in possession of sensitive materials of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), before,
during and after the election.
The Commissioner said, Amaechi’s plot to truncate the
electoral process in Rivers State through the instigation of
violence had been perfected two weeks ago.
He called on the security forces to quickly investigate
disturbing security intelligence that the All Progressives
Congress (APC) had sown fake military uniforms and
distributed to its members to cause mayhem during the
elections, so as to plunge the State into anarchy.
The Commissioner also requested an urgent investigation
into credible information that the INEC ad hoc staff list is
already populated with fanatical APC supporters, who have
been mandated to rig the elections without scruples.
Dr. Tam-George further posited that “the electoral law is no
respecter of any person no matter how highly placed”, and
urged INEC to be responsive to its duties and resist being
pliable in the hands of Mr Amaechi.
The Commissioner emphasized that INEC should recognize
that it would be held to the highest operational and ethical
standards throughout the electoral process.
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