Wike Raises the Alarm about Plot to Postpone Elections

* Says APC and INEC are plotting to unleash violence on
Rivers

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has revealed that the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the All
Progressives Congress (APC) have perfected plans to postpone Rivers
elections on the altar of planned violence.

Wike declared that the APC has been directed to burn INEC
offices in several local government areas to create an atmosphere
of insecurity for Rivers elections to be postponed.

Speaking during the PDP Campaign rally at Asari-Toru Local
Government Area in Buguma yesterday, Wike said that the plot to
destroy INEC offices in Rivers State would be executed by the
sacked factional Rivers State APC Chairman, Ojukaye Flag Amachree.
He said Amachree and his hatchet men discussed the strategy on
Thursday.

“INEC thinks they are smart, but we are smarter than them. They
met with APC and instructed them to generate extreme crisis for
them to postpone the elections in Rivers State.

“APC went to INEC and INEC told them that as far as the law is
concerned, their hands are tied. INEC told them that the only way
they can assist the APC is for the embattled party to generate
violence for security agencies to write security report to enable
INEC to postpone Rivers elections.

“It is this agreement between INEC and APC that emboldened APC
to openly declare that elections will not hold in Rivers State.
This is a threat to national peace,” he said.

Wike noted that intelligence report indicate that INEC had
instructed her printers in Switzerland to add APC on the ballot in
Rivers State because they are expecting favourable judgment at the
Supreme Court.

“INEC has told their printer in Switzerland to include APC on
the ballot because they believe that APC will get judgment . We
know the tricks of INEC. We have the capacity to chase out these
animals.

“Let nobody push us to the wall. If there is any war in Nigeria,
they should hold INEC responsible. Anybody can contest, but the law
must be followed,” he said.

He called on the international community to take note of the
plot by the leadership of the APC to disrupt the general elections
in Rivers State.

“APC should stop threatening the public. Be careful how you
issue threats. We call on the international community to see how
APC is threatening violence in Rivers State,” he said.

The governor said following the threats of state-wide violence
by the APC, he has officially written to the police, the
Directorate of State Services (DSS) and the army to take immediate
action. He added that this threat to violence poses the first
assignment for the Acting Inspector General of Police to prove his
impartiality.

On the quest by the Kalabari to produce a governor, Governor
Wike said that the ambition can only be actualised in the PDP. He
said the other mushroom political parties lack the capacity to
produce a Kalabari governor.

He charged the leaders of the area to concentrate on winning all
the polling units of the local government area.

PDP candidate for Akuku-Toru/Asari-Toru Federal Constituency,
Hon. Boma Goodhead said all efforts to create crisis on election
day will fail as all PDP candidates will win fair and square.

Chairman of Rivers State PDP, Bro Felix Obuah expressed
happiness that Kalabari people are solidly behind the re-election
of Governor Wike.

He presented PDP Candidate for Rivers West senatorial district,
Mrs Betty Apiafi; PDP candidate for Akuku-Toru/Asari-Toru Federal
Constituency, Hon. Boma Goodhead, PDP Candidate for Asari-Toru
State Constituency 1, Mr Takena Granville and PDP Candidate for
Asari-Toru State Constituency 2, Hon Enemi Alabo George to the
people and urged them to vote them on February 16 and March 16. He
said that Asari-Toru is blessed with quality candidates.

Former military Governor of Cross River State, Navy Capt Ibim
Princewill (rtd) noted that the agreement to support Governor
Wike’s re-election is a wise decision. He said all Kalabari people
will support him.

Leader of PDP in Asari-Toru LGA, Dr Emi Membere-Otaji, said that
since 2015, the people have been voting PDP. He said that the
people have resolved to reward Wike for his projects in the
area.

Chairman of the Local Government Area, Odiari Princewill said
that elections have been concluded because PDP will emerge
victorious on February 16 and March 2, 2019.

Chairman of Asari-Toru Local Government Area PDP Campaign
Council, Alabo George Kerley said that the Local Government Area
will be delivered under the Operation 226, where all the polling
units of the area will be won by the PDP.

Commissioner of Transport, Chief Michael West said that Governor
Wike has worked for the people. He said the governor’s human
empowerment is outstanding.

He said that Asari-Toru Local Government Area has the highest
level of appointees in the state.