….Sends a Delegation of his Cardinals (Hangars-on) to
Deliver his Apology to the IG
The Rivers State Chapter of the All
Progressives Congress APC, said “despite all the false public posturing,
blackmail, propaganda and media war by Gov. Nyesom Wike against the Inspector-General
of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris and the FSARS Commander in Rivers State, ACP Akin
Fakorede, the governor has finally lost the war against the two police officers
as his delegation has arrived Abuja to beg the IG for forgiveness on his behalf.”
The opposition party in the State claimed
that the “delegation sent to Abuja by Gov. Wike to beg the IG is made up of his
close hangars-on commonly referred to as his Cardinals and they
include Chief Ferdinand Anabraba, Desmond Akawor, Glory Emeh, Sergeant Awuse,
Celestine Omehia and Austin Opara. The team is in Abuja as we write.”
The party in a statement signed and issued
by the party’s spokesperson, Warisenibo Chris Finebone: “The APC is aware that
shortly after ACP Akin Fakorede threatened to pursue legal action against the
Rivers State Government for running a damaging front-page blackmail against him
in many national newspapers running close to N1b for months, Gov. Wike was
prevailed upon to discontinue the media war and seek peace with the Police IG.
Those who prevailed on the governor to balk down and beg premised their advice
on the seeming refusal of President Muhammadu Buhari to remove the Police IG
and Akin Fakorede based on propaganda by Wike and other detractors of the
Police boss.”
The APC recalled that quite early in this
dispensation, Gov. Wike launched an all-out media attack against IG Ibrahim
Idris hoping that President Buhari would be hoodwinked into removing the IG.
When that scheme failed, the governor turned his war on ACP Akin Fakorede and
the FSARS in Rivers State believing that the IG would be so embarrassed as to
remove the FSARS Commander. It must be stated that the attack on Akin Fakorede
was launched because the officer severally turned down monetary offers from the
governor in exchange for doing the governor’s bidding. The war was to get
Fakorede out to make way for a replacement who may be pliant or likely to
succumb to the governor’s insidious advances.
According to Senibo Finebone, “Having
failed to get the Inspector-General and the FSARS Commander out of the way,
Gov. Nyesom Wike assembled his delegation who reached out and booked an
appointment with the office of the IG culminating in the delegation members’
trip to Abuja where they will see the IG and beg on behalf of the governor.”
The APC surprised that after Gov. Wike
huffed, puffed and blackmailed IG Ibrahim Idris and ACP Akin Fakorede to no
end, the governor decided to eat the humble pie by sending a high-powered
delegation of his men to go Nicodemusly to beg the IG.
The statement reads: “The position of the
APC is that the IG should discountenance the dubious olive branch Gov. Wike is
offering through his delegation because the governor has made up his mind to disrespect
and rubbish federal institutions (especially the Nigeria Police) on the altar
of partisan politics. Having maligned and blackmailed IG Ibrahim Idris and ACP
Akin Fakaroede publicly, Gov Wike should apologise to both officers and
gentlemen publicly. Sending a ‘midnight’ delegation to go and beg the IG
indicates that Gov. Nyesom Wike is not sincere and not ready to turn a new
leaf.”
“The APC wishes to advise Gov. Wike to
stop giving Rivers State and its people poor public image because his private and
public uncouth utterances do not portray the true image of Rivers people. Our
people have a track record of being respectful, groomed in good behaviour and
well cultured in our utterances. These are clearly attributes inherently
lacking in Gov. Nyesom Wike. Indeed, he does not (any bit) represent who Rivers
people are.”
“We remind the Inspector-General of
Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris that Gov. Nyesom Wike’s latest olive branch is not
altruistic, lacking in honesty and totally opportunistic. The IG should realise
that if President Buhari had listened to the damaging media war Gov. Wike
levied on him and his men, by now he would have been removed by Mr. President.
The IG must reject Wike’s evil entreaties for lack of sincerity.”
By Nwaorgu Faustinus
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