The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has called on relevant security agencies in Nigeria to investigate the introduction of violence into the politics of Rivers State by alleged prominent Ogboni member and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike.
The party in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Chris Finebone said two days after prominent Kalabari Chiefs led by Chief Broadfield Micheal-Jack rejected Wike’s candidature as the PDP governorship flag bearer for Rivers State and openly endorsed APC governorship candidate, Dakuku Adol Peterside, supporters of Wike allegedly unleashed terror on APC party members and innocent people of Abonnema where Wike visited to campaign.
The APC recalled that few days ago, suspected PDP followers of Wike, in a well-coordinated plan, shot APC supporters whose only offence was that they decided to travel to Port Harcourt to attend the Buhari/Osinbajo Campaign Flag-off last Tuesday.
The party alleged that “some criminal elements of the PDP opened fire on our members at Khana, Akukutoru and Asaritoru injuring many with possible fatality not ruled out yet.”
The statement also informed that early some suspected Wike men in the Okrika axis blew up the APC Secretariat at Okrika adding that investigations by the Police are ongoing.
The APC called on the Inspector-General of Police, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, the Director of Department of State Security [DSS] and all heads of security agencies to arrest and investigate Wike and his followers for the string of mayhem presently taking place across Rivers State.
