The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has raised the alarm that leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the state are arming youths and instigating political violence across the state.
Wike disclosed this when he embarked on ward to ward campaign to Okposi, Ward 7 and Erema, Ward 10 in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, accusing the Ameachi administration of believing that the only way it can remain competitive after eight years in office is by promoting violence amongst the people.
“The officials of the outgoing governor Amaechi administration are now buying guns for youths and instigating political violence across the state. They are doing this because they have nothing in terms of projects to campaign with and they think intimidation will work.
“I have news for them. They will be victims of their plans to unleash violence on our people. We have informed law enforcement agencies of the actions of Amaechi’s commissioners and officials and we believe they will take action,” he said.
The former minister of state for Education also lashed out at the State Commissioner for Energy, Mr. Okey Amadi, for not attracting development projects to the area where he hails from, assuring the wards that his administration would transform their lives by making basic amenities available.
He appealed to the people of the state to vote President Goodluck Jonathan as his opponent, General Muhammadu Buhari has been known to truncate democracy in the past, adding that the future of the country is dependent on the reelection of the president.
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