The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress,
APC has called on the National Security Adviser, Minister of Interior and the
Inspector General of Police to view the actions and utterances of Governor
Nyesom Wike beyond mere politics but as grave threat to national security.
The APC in a statement signed by its State Publicity
Secretary, Chris Finebone called on security chiefs to do the needful to
safeguard the security of the country from what he described as the
manipulation of a governor steadily displaying unstable utterances and
behaviour.
Finebone said the immunity covering Governors in the country
is only restricted to prosecution and not investigation.
He said Governor Wike has been unstable since the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, announced the discovery of forty-three
million dollars and other currencies at Osborne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.
The APC accused Governor Wike of making an empty threat when
he issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal government to return the money
to Rivers state.
The APC further said it is not surprised by the behaviour of
the Governor, adding that Governor Wike is merely trying to blackmail the
Inspector General of Police.
“Credible pieces of evidence at the disposal of Nigerians
today confirm that Gov. Nyesom Wike had a stranglehold on the electoral umpire
(INEC), the judiciary and security agencies until recently under the present
Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Idris Ibrahim. Several INEC personnel are
presently facing trial in court over alleged bribery by the governor involving
N360m.
“Whereas his hold on INEC and the judiciary is as firm as
ever, Gov. Wike has failed to compromise the IGP, the Commissioner of Police in
Rivers State or the SARS Commander.
“We make bold to ask: why is it only under the present IGP
that the Police is attempting to assassinate the governor as he claims? Why did
the previous IGP not plan to assassinate Gov. Wike? Why was the State Police
Commissioners under the previous IGP so helpless and often overruled by their
boss in favour of Gov.Wike’s interest?
“The APC believes that the bitter war being unleashed on the
present IGP by Gov. Wike is a desperate attempt to blackmail, coerce and subdue
the IGP, the Commissioner of Police and other key officers to do the bidding of
the governor in exchange for the tempting bait he always dangles which they
have so far shunned.
“The APC commends the IGP, the State Commissioner of Police
and other officers of the Force in Rivers State who have refused to go near
Gov. Wike’s poisoned chalice.
“APC calls on the National Security Adviser, Minister of
Interior and the IGP to view the actions and utterances of Gov. Nyesom Wike
beyond mere politics but as grave threat to national security and do the
needful to safeguard the security of our dear fatherland from the whimsical and
capricious manipulation of a governor steadily displaying unstable utterances
and behaviour.
“Gov. Nyesom Wike’s immunity only covers prosecution and not
investigation.”
The APC, however, commended the IGP, the State Commissioner
of Police and other officers of the Force in Rivers State who have refused to
succumb to Governor Wike’s alleged tactic
