Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has again taken a swipe at the rivers state police command for giving security details to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the rerun elections.
Governor Wike told his supporters that the Police has by this action declared that the command is not ready for a free and fair election to be conducted.
“I am telling the whole world to know that there are persons who are bent on making sure that we don’t conduct free and fair election.
“The president has said INEC should conduct free and fair election, and I am ready to support that – that is my duty as a governor, but INEC and some people are not ready to do the right thing and when I tell the world what they are doing they will say I want to cause trouble.
“Okay see police that is supposed to ensure free and fair election, they have given security to the APC politicians who are running for the same election.
“See what police has done, Ojukaiye Flag-Amachree, that is standing trial for murder who has been granted bail, SARS has given him ten men to guard him, to be led by inspector Leman.
“Mureen Tamuno, they gave her ten men to be led by inspector David, what is she going to do with ten men? Is it not to use them to intimidate our supporters at the various units and snatch ballot box? – Are they not the ones causing trouble? Wike questioned.
The Governor was speaking to the people of Ogba /Egbema / Ndoni (ONELGA), where he assured them that his administration would execute critical projects in the area to improve the standard of living of the people.
He said: “God’s time has come for the development of ONELGA, for all your efforts, I will pay you back with more development projects”.
He stated that the Omoku to Egbema road would be dualized by the Rivers State Government, while the reconstruction of the Omoku to Ahoada road had already been awarded.
According to him, the reconstruction of the Omoku internal roads is progressing steadily as scheduled, and in line with approved specifications.
He noted that the General Hospital in Omoku would be rebuilt, pointing out that the level of decay had gone beyond rehabilitation.
In his remarks , Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr Theophilus Odagme, affirmed that the construction of the General Hospital, Omoku would improve the health indices of the area.
The governor also announced the comprehensive rehabilitation of the General Hospital in Egbema town of ONELGA.
He then expressed happiness that the state amnesty programme was embraced by majority of cultists and militants from ONELGA, while also adding that the community had been experiencing relative peace with the success of the programme.
He however stated that those who refused to embrace the amnesty programme in the area would face the full weight of the law.
