Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike says the state has
suffered in the hands of the erstwhile Special Anti-Robbery Squad
(SARS).
The governor disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing the
#EndSARS protesters in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
“Nobody has suffered, no state has suffered in the hands of
SARS-like Rivers State,” Governor Wike said.
While decrying the killings of innocent Nigerians, Wike said
that when he raised alarm on the loss of lives, he was accused of
politicising the situation.
The governor called for police reforms in the country, asking
the protesters to kick against bad governance.
“SARS can never be my friend. I will never support SARS, We have
never supported SARS. The mistake we are making is that if you end
SARS which they have ended, are they not the same police
people?
“If they form another body, is it not the same police people? So
what you require is the total reform of the police,” he said.
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Wike also criticised President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing
his Special Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie, as a
National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral
Commission representing Delta State.
Wike speaks to protesters on October 13, 2020.
For Wike, the development is a ploy by the ruling All
Progressives Congress (APC) to rig the general elections in
2023.
He, therefore, called on the people of the state to protest
against the appointment, stressing that marching against police
reform is not just enough.
His allegation comes shortly after President Buhari forwarded
Onochie’s name and three others for confirmation by the Senate.
Other nominees listed are, Prof. Muhammad Sani Kallah (National
Electoral Commissioner), Katsina; Prof. Kunle Cornelius Ajayi
(National Electoral Commissioner), Ekiti; and Saidu Babura Ahmad
(Resident Electoral Commissioner), Jigawa.
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