Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the State
Government will sue the Police and the Department of State Services, DSS,
for sealing up the Sharks Stadium, initial venue of the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, National Convention of August 17, 2016.
The governor also stated that the people of the state allowed the security
agencies take over state facilities because of the visitors from other
states .
Speaking at the Government House, Port Harcourt on Friday while
inaugurating the Peace and Security Committee of the State, Governor Wike
said that the Rivers State Government will seek judicial interpretation to
determine if the Federal Government was right to take laws into their
hands.
The governor stated that the security agencies should not think that
the illegal invasion of Sharks Stadium and other government property was a
dress rehearsal for the rigging of the forthcoming rerun elections in the
State.
He said: “I hope what you did that day is not what you plan to do during
the rerun elections. We allowed it because we had visitors from outside.
Nobody will allow you rig elections in this state”.
The governor charged members of the Peace and Security Committee to work
towards promoting security of lives and property within the ambit of the
law.
The membership of the Peace and Security Committee inaugurated by the
governor include: The Commander of the NNS Pathfinder, the representative
of the Nigerian Army, the Rivers State Police Commissioner, the Director
DSS, Comptroller of Prisons, Comptroller of Customs, Sector Commander of
Federal Road Safety Corps, Comptroller of Immigration, Commander of
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and a representative of the State
Traditional Council.
Speaking further, Governor Wike berated the prison authorities for
playing politics with the production of a murder suspect in court for
prosecution.
Responding on behalf of the Peace and Security Committee, Navy Commodore
Obi Egbuchulam assured that the security agencies will work towards
promoting peace in the state for businesses to thrive.