…Asserts That Wike Assenting the Neighbourhood Watch Bill Is Declaration Of War Against Rivers State
…Requests IGP to investigate
the whereabouts of arms allegedly returned by repented militants
Rivers State Chapter of All
Progressives Congress (APC) asserted that after careful examination of the
danger that the Neighbourhood Safety Corps Bill as passed by the Rivers State
House of Assembly on 15th of February, 2018 awaiting the assent of the Governor
of Rivers State portends in the area of security, the APC as a concerned party
in the peace enterprise of Rivers State appeals to the Elders, Church Leaders,
Stakeholders and the Federal Government to intervene and stop Governor Nyesom
Wike from signing into law the contentions, contagious and diabolical
Neighbourhood Safety Corps Bill putting into consideration what Wike and PDP
did to win the 2015 general elections from not becoming a child’s play.
The party in a statement signed by
Dr Davies Ibiamu Ikanya the State Chairman of Rivers APC and circulated by
Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze his Media Consultant to Media organizations and the
general public on Tuesday lamented that, “Considering the bloodletting that
accompanied the 2015 general elections without this type of legally approved
militia group should Wike assents the bill only God knows what will befall the
State.
This sinister bill that authorises
the Neighbourhood Watch (Wike’s private Army) to carry arms, enter, search and
arrest citizens without warrants is mischievous, diabolical, evil, wicked and
unacceptable.
The party lamented that allowing
Nyesom Wike to formally arm his militia would not only pose severe threat to
the security of everybody in Rivers State including those urging him on this
sinister plot but will make the audacity, evil, satanic, autocratic and fascist
regimes of Mobutu Sese Seko, Emperor Fidel Bokassa or legendary Idi Amin of
Uganda to be Saints and Angels of their countries.
The party reminded the world in
case they have forgotten that, “We are talking about Nyesom Wike who in 2014
ordered his militia group to attack and stone the Northern Governors that were
on official visit to Rivers State. We are talking about Wike who ensured that
then Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi was so humiliated and embarrassed that on
several occasions he was prevented from entering the Government House. We are
talking about Wike who proudly influenced five members of Rivers State House of
Assembly constituting 32 members to attempt to impeach then Rivers State
Speaker, Rt. Hon. Amachree with Amaechi as a target"
The party further highlighted that,
"We are talking about Wike who rode to power on the blood of hundreds of
APC members being allowed to have a legally backed private army that will turn
Rivers State into a hell and making Yemen, El Salvador, Burundi and Pakistan
paradise on earth" the party reiterated.
The party expressed shock that,
Governor Wike who claims that he has no money to award academic scholarships to
our students or pay them their Bursary entitlement, could not pay Pensions or
salaries of Civil Servants for over six months or employ any Rivers State indigene
into any meaningful enterprise but could budgets a whopping sum of twenty two
Billion Naira (N22B) on buying guns and ammunitions to arm our youths to kill
themselves. This is not only wicked but exposes Wike’s shallow understanding of
the principles of governance and his devilish intentions against our youths.
The party reiterated that Wike has
destroyed the future of the youths of Rivers State by destroying the
educational sector of the State and denying them qualitative and functional education
but prefers through initiation of the Neighbourhood Watch bill to turn our
youths into crimes by arming them to kill and constitute themselves as nuisance
to the State and the country at large.
The party commends the Inspector of
General of Police for directing that civilians, vigilante groups,
neighbourhood watch security groups, hunters should surrender their firearms
with the licenses in 21 days as failure to comply would result in raids and
clampdowns, following by criminal prosecution for illegal possession of
firearms. In this regard, the party wants IGP Ibrahim Idris
Kpotum to investigate the where about of the arms allegedly retrieved
by the repented cultists and militants which was publicly exhibited at the
Rivers State Government House by Governor Wike as we are afraid that some of
the arms are been reserved to arm this contentious and contagious Neighbourhood
Watch Corps.
Finally, the Federal Government
should by now know the security challenge that Wike poses and curtail this sinister
plot before Rivers State is engulfed by the fire that Wike wants to ignite in
Rivers State. The Federal Government should bear in mind that this particular
bill violates the exclusivity of firearms to the Federal Government as is
enshrined in the Constitution and that acquisition of guns, ammunitions, and
explosives are within the Exclusive Legislative List of the Federal Government,
as contained in the 1999 Constitution, as amended and save Rivers State from
this sinister plot to destroy the State. It is our firm belief that this bill
of assented by the Governor would do more harm than good to the already heated
up polity.
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