{"id":102093,"date":"2022-12-24T00:10:20","date_gmt":"2022-12-23T23:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=102093"},"modified":"2022-12-24T00:10:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-23T23:10:20","slug":"rivers-govt-shut-atikus-campaign-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/rivers-govt-shut-atikus-campaign-office\/","title":{"rendered":"Rivers govt shut Atiku\u2019s campaign office"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1753039419063834521\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Rivers State Government has shut the campaign office of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, in the state.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe office which is located in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital was sealed off in the early hours of Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the development, the Rivers State PDP Presidential Campaign Council said the closure was based on the orders of the Rivers State Government but did not not give a further explanation on the action.<\/p>\n<p>The state governor, Nyesom Wike, had few weeks ago signed Executive Order 22 which restricted political parties and their candidates from siting political campaign offices in residential areas without government approval.<\/p>\n<p>However, the media team of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council in the state said it had applied for approval from the state government but has not received any feedback for several weeks.<\/p>\n<p>It condemned the closure of the campaign office \u201cbecause it rubs off on our fundamental right to free expression of interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis egregious move by the Rivers State Government, seen in the prism of politics, tends to militarise our democracy and renders our dear state politically recessive when juxtaposed with other states in the country,\u201d the Rivers PDP PCC added.<\/p>\n<p>The closure of the campaign office of Atiku in Rivers State comes amidst the crisis bewildering the PDP which has seen the presidential candidate at loggerheads with Wike ahead of the 2023 general election.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rivers State Government has shut the campaign office of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, in the state. 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