Ahead of the
December 10, re-run legislative elections
in Rivers State, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike said the State Commissioner of
Police has withdrawn majority
of policemen
providing security for him, just as he called the youths in the state to
protect their votes.
In a swift reaction, the
Commissioner of Police the Commissioner of Police, Mr Francis Odesanya
said it was not true that Policemen were withdrawn from the governor, assuring
that Policemen will go about their duties on the election day professionally.
Flagging off the reconstruction of the Igbo-Petche Road on Friday, Governor Wike said this
deliberate security infraction orchestrated to intimidate him, will not succeed. He said:
“As I speak with you, the Commissioner of
Police has withdrawn the
security around me. It is God that will protect
me.
“As a governor, the
Commissioner of Police has the effrontery to withdraw my security. There is no limit to this kind of
intimidation and impunity“. He
said despite the assault by the Commissioner of Police and the Security
Agencies, nobody in Rivers State will be
intimidated by the political antics of the police.
The governor claimed he has
intercepted the security manual for the election to be used by Rivers State
Police Command.
But according to the Commissioner of Police, Mr Odesanya,
Police-men will go about their duties on the election day professionally. he
said :it’s not true that Policemen were withdrawn from the governor, assuring
also that “I have not withdrawn any of his (governor’s) Policemen.
How can I
withdraw his Policemen, who will now
protect him. I can’t withdraw governor’s security now. How can I. You know
politics is very close so you hear all kind of things”, he said. Vanguard
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