Rivers State
Governor, Nyesom Wike has said the Workers’ Day revolt at the Eagle Square is a
warning to the All Progressives Congress
(APC) and the Federal
Government that Nigerians are tired of needless propaganda, lies and poor performance.
Government that Nigerians are tired of needless propaganda, lies and poor performance.
He also
declared that the plot by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to
plant weapons and money in his Abuja residence was tantamount to a coup against
an elected state governor.
In an
interview with the African Independent Television in Abuja, Governor Wike
advised the Federal Government to heed the warning of the workers, retrace its
steps and stop the lies, intimidation and anti-democratic steps overheating the
polity.
He said the
revolt during the May Day event in Abuja, “is a signal for them to be careful.
Don’t take the people for a ride. It is a warning to security agencies who are
used to kill, intimidate opponents and rig elections. “People are tired. People are impatient with
the blackmail and deceit of the APC. Enough is enough with the unnecessary
propaganda. The patience of Nigerians is running out. What happened at the
Eagle Square is a warning.” He regretted that rather than focus on fulfilling
its campaign promises, the APC-led Federal Government had spent time planting
weapons and monies in the homes of opposition politicians, mainly to distract
Nigerians.
On the IGP,
Wike said the APC was using the police chief to deliberately create crisis in
the state as part of plans to declare a state of emergency in the state.
“He wants
the state to be pulled down, so that they will engender crisis and declare a
state of emergency.
“I will
always stand against injustice, impunity and intimidation in this country. It
doesn’t matter what it costs me.”
He said the
motive behind the plot by the IGP to plant weapons and money in his Abuja
residence was to embarrass him and create doubts on the credible information he
gave Nigerians.
Buttressing
his assertion that the IGP was a politician in uniform, Wike reminded Nigerians
of the APC leaders arrested printing fake ballot papers before the Rivers
rerun, which the police transferred out of the state and swept under the
carpet.
He said the
anti-corruption war was selective, citing the case of a former Niger Delta
Development Commission (NDDC) director, Henry Ogiri who was under Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission investigation, but left off the hook the moment he
defected to APC.
0 Comments