Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor and the Chairman of Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission (EFCC) have directed Managing Directors of Banks to deny
Rivers State cash during the weeks of 2019 Election.
Governor Wike said that he received the information on the illegal cash
strangulation of the Rivers State by few Bank Managing Directors who
attended the meeting with the CBN Governor and EFCC.
Addressing thousands of supporters during the PDP Campaign Rally at
Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area on Tuesday, Governor Wike said this
unconstitutional initiative by the APC Federal Government will fail
woefully.
He said: “The CBN Governor and the EFCC Chairman invited the Managing
Directors of Banks and told them to deny Rivers State cash during the
elections. They told them to strangulate Rivers State.
“We have passed that stage. Nobody can gag us. Before now, we prepared for
the elections. They should not bother, because we are ready”.
The governor said rather than cry over the insistence of the international
community that the APC Federal Government should conduct credible polls,
President Muhammadu Buhari should emulate Former President Goodluck
Jonathan who organised free and fair elections and lost.
“In 2015, the APC went to the International Community and got their
support. They supported them and the PDP lost.
‘Today, the APC Federal Government is crying because the international
community is insisting on credible polls.
“President Muhammadu Buhari should conduct credible polls and earn
international respect. Buhari should emulate Former President Goodluck
Jonathan. He should not rig with security agencies because it will not
work”, he said.
The governor declared that PDP is ready for the forthcoming general
elections as the party is preferred by Rivers people and has a history of
resounding electoral victories.
“PDP is ready for elections in 2019. We have won all previous elections
in the state. In 2015, they claimed we won because of Jonathan. But we
won all the rerun elections under Buhari administration, except the ones
they snatched illegally.
“If not for their planned reliance on security agencies, nobody will
collect APC nomination forms. There is no imprint of APC anywhere in
Rivers State “, he said.
He charged the people of the area to vote for Atiku Abubakar and other PDP
candidates.
The governor announced that he will start the electrification of the area.
He stated that during his second term, his first project would be to
connect Wakama to Ogu by road.
Governor Wike urged the people to remain faithful to the PDP because it
is the only party that considers the welfare and development of the
people.
Rivers State PDP Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah thanked the Ogu/Bolo people
wholeheartedly supporting Rivers State Governor and other PDP candidates.
He presented the PDP Candidate for Rivers East Senatorial District ,
Senator George Sekibo, PDP Candidate for Okrika/Ogu/Bolo Federal
Constituency, Bright Gogo and PDP Candidate for Ogu/Bolo State
Constituency, Evans Bipi to the people and asked them to vote for them .
PDP Candidate for Rivers East Senatorial District, Senator George Sekibo
said that the people of the area will always support Governor Wike.
He said that the people have no choice than to support Governor Wike for
the several projects in the area, especially the reconstruction of
Government Secondary School, Ogu. He said that the construction of the
school removed shame from his eyes.
PDP Candidate for Ogu/Bolo State Constituency, Evans Bipi said the area
is purely for the PDP. He said that nobody can steal the votes of
Ogu/Bolo people.
He said that PDP has no rival in the area. He said that the people will
continue to support Governor Wike.
Chairman of Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area, Navy Captain Erasmus Victor
(Rtd) , urged the people to vote for the PDP because that is the way to
sustain development.
Director General of Rivers State PDP Campaign Council, Ambassador Desmond
Akawor said Ogo/Bolo people are now part of the movement of progress as
they are fully in support of Governor Wike.
He said that the Ogu/Bolo land by their mass mobilisation have shown
they are committed to stopping the wind of destruction represented by the
APC.
Former Commissioner and Rivers State Abuja Liaison Officer, Hon Vincent
Nemieboka said that the people will deliver the area to the PDP because of
the achievements of Governor Wike
Chairman of PDP in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area , Engr Arnold Davids
said that the Local Government Area is the heartbeat of PDP in the state .
He assured that all PDP candidates will win their respective elections
The remaining APC members in the area defected to the PDP and declared
their support for the re-election of Governor Wike.
Former Leader of Ogu/Bolo APC, Mr Tamuno Jonah said his defection is home
coming and aimed to consolidate the re-election process for the Rivers
State Governor.