Plot to illegally arrest PDP leaders, Caretaker Committee Chairmen and candidates: Governor Wike directs PDP leaders to resist arrest

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has directed political appointees, leaders of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Caretaker Committee Chairmen, top government functionaries  and candidates  of the PDP  in the forthcoming rerun legislative elections in the state  to resist  arrest on trump up charges from security agents detailed to destabilise  the  PDP before  the elections.

 

A statement issued  by Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor on Electronic Media noted that Governor  Wike  is in receipt of security  information  which revealed  a directive by the Director General of the Department of State Service, DSS,  to one Abdullahi  in the Rivers State Command to summarily  and illegally  arrest PDP leaders, council Chairmen, political appointees  and candidates  of the PDP  for the rerun elections.

 

The governor  specifically directed that the mentioned  party leaders, political appointees  and PDP  candidates  should not follow operatives of  the  DSS and other security  agents  to  their offices under any guise.

 

The statement  added that the current security clampdown  on Rivers State is part of the plot to rig the forthcoming  rerun elections which will fail.

 

The governor  directed all PDP leaders, Caretaker Committee Chairmen,   political  appointees and candidates for the rerun elections  to remain vigilant in the days ahead as security  agencies  will be used to  intimidate them.

 

He said  the  people of  Rivers State will not allow anyone to use the security agencies  under any guise to rig the forthcoming  rerun elections in the state.