{"id":55346,"date":"2017-01-07T23:12:42","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T22:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=55346"},"modified":"2017-01-07T23:12:42","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T22:12:42","slug":"rivers-rerun-punch-editorial-failed-attempt-play-ostrich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/articles-opinions\/rivers-rerun-punch-editorial-failed-attempt-play-ostrich\/","title":{"rendered":"RIVERS RERUN: PUNCH EDITORIAL AND THE FAILED ATTEMPT TO PLAY THE OSTRICH\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By Simeon Nwakaudu<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Rivers Rerun Elections were held on December 10, 2016. \u00a0What transpired before, during and after the rerun \u00a0elections \u00a0are already in the public domain.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Every Nigerian \u00a0with any sense \u00a0of\u00a0equity and fairness knows that\u00a0the APC, the security agencies and INEC \u00a0formed a criminal \u00a0gang to steal the mandate of the people of Rivers State. Nobody \u00a0has denied \u00a0this fact.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It \u00a0is \u00a0on this premise that I find the editorial of Punch Newspaper \u00a0on Thursday, January 5, 2017, shocking, embarrassing and an insult to the memories \u00a0of Rivers people \u00a0who paid the supreme price in defence \u00a0of democracy.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The truth is; if Punch Newspaper \u00a0lacks the courage to write truthfully \u00a0about the unfortunate \u00a0failure \u00a0of\u00a0 security agencies and INEC to deliver on peaceful \u00a0elections on December 10, 2016, there was no reason writing at all. Otherwise, it would be \u00a0right\u00a0 to conclude that Punch is part of the damage control mechanism of security agencies, for which certain \u00a0media organisations \u00a0were \u00a0conscripted to \u00a0sell half truths, outright \u00a0lies and concocted \u00a0audios.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The most unfortunate \u00a0sentence in the entire politically \u00a0motivated\u00a0Punch Editorial is the unfortunate false generalisation by the Newspaper.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Imagine \u00a0a newspaper \u00a0writing this\u00a0of a state from the comfort of their office: &#8220;Indeed, Rivers State has become a notorious nest of electoral bandits &#8220;.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Are they electoral \u00a0bandits because \u00a0they did not allow \u00a0APC and \u00a0security agencies \u00a0to rig? How can a newspaper \u00a0become cheerleaders \u00a0for\u00a0election \u00a0thiefs.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>When\u00a0I read this, I wondered who must have crafted the editorial \u00a0without respect for decency and respect for the people of Rivers State.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The above statement exposed the desperation \u00a0of the Punch Editorial Board\u00a0to change the\u00a0reality of\u00a0 security \u00a0agencies \u00a0unleashing \u00a0violence \u00a0on the people of Rivers State \u00a0in their quest to \u00a0rig the elections and impose APC \u00a0candidates \u00a0on the people of Rivers State.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Punch Editorial of Thursday, January 5, 2017 struggled in vain to divert attention from \u00a0the \u00a0crime against the Rivers people \u00a0by security operatives \u00a0caught on video shooting and killing people on December 10, 2016.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Many of these videos, which are already online and used sparingly \u00a0by some electronic \u00a0media organisations have been \u00a0sent via email \u00a0to\u00a0all editors, Punch editors and correspondents \u00a0inclusive.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Instead, Punch chose to play the Ostrich by referring \u00a0to\u00a0audios concocted \u00a0and manipulated \u00a0to divert attention from the \u00a0atrocities committed in Rivers State by Federal Agencies.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>All through the biased \u00a0editorial, Punch made no reference to two police officers, SARS Commander, Mr Akin Fakorede and Rivers Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, Steven Hasso who perpetrated unbridled \u00a0violence on Election Day. \u00a0Indeed, Fakorede was caught on\u00a0camera unleashing mayhem on electoral officials \u00a0at the Rivers East Senatorial District Collation centre.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Punch Editorial \u00a0made no mention \u00a0of the video that has since gone viral of\u00a0mass thumb printing taking place in the home of Senator Magnus Abe. \u00a0The Punch Editorial ignored the video of the invasion of Electoral materials distribution centre in K Dere Town of Gokana Local Government Area by the Nigerian Army.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Deliberately, the Punch Editorial turned a blind eye to the invasion of the Isiokpo \u00a0INEC Collation Center by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, who was backed by the Commissioner of Police in charge of elections in Rivers East and hundreds of soldiers. The minister sacked all journalists from the centre before they settled down to cook up fresh results for Ikwerre LGA. \u00a0In their haste, they forgot to reflect the figures polled by the PDP \u00a0in the March 19 Rerun elections.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The ill-conceived editorial \u00a0made no mention of the printing of fake result sheets ahead of the elections by Rivers APC \u00a0using serial numbers \u00a0provided by INEC. \u00a0The APC Chieftain, Atonyesia Peterside, a cousin of the defeated 2015 Rivers APC Governorship candidate has been moved to Calabar \u00a0in a move to sweep this crime against Rivers people under the carpet.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>What about the result sheets \u00a0handed over the Minister of Transportation by INEC \u00a0and \u00a0the ad hoc staff lists compiled by INEC, but doninated by Rivers APC \u00a0ward and local government party executives. \u00a0The Punch chose to ignore that.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>All through the poorly researched \u00a0editorial, the Punch Editorial Board \u00a0failed to mention \u00a0the fact that \u00a0all through Rivers State, security operatives \u00a0drove PDP agents from collation \u00a0centres as they struggled \u00a0to rig for the APC. \u00a0From Andoni to Abonnema, Port Harcourt to Emohua, Abua \u00a0to Bonny, Rivers people had to risk their lives before security agents allowed Electoral officials \u00a0collate results from polling units.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Rivers State Government \u00a0had no control of security \u00a0agencies. \u00a0It had no control of INEC. \u00a0But all through the days leading to the rerun \u00a0elections, Governor Wike \u00a0took it upon himself \u00a0to raise alarm of the plots and conspiracies \u00a0to rig the elections.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It is sad that a newspaper \u00a0would choose to insult an entire state because \u00a0the political party their conspiracy \u00a0primed to win, lost.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The Rivers Rerun Elections \u00a0constitute the \u00a0victory of the \u00a0people \u00a0over the \u00a0forces of rigging, violence, falsehood \u00a0and propaganda. \u00a0It is a victory for performance \u00a0over unnecessary \u00a0media manipulation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Governor Wike \u00a0represents the new generation \u00a0of leaders who are connected\u00a0to the people. \u00a0Governor Wike \u00a0has won the love of Rivers people with his pragmatic and transparent \u00a0leadership model, which has made Rivers State, a pride of the people. \u00a0No amount of \u00a0lies and baseless editorials would change \u00a0the \u00a0cause of events.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It is surprising \u00a0that \u00a0Punch is yet to realise that \u00a0their deliberate \u00a0misrepresentation \u00a0of events in Rivers State \u00a0have yielded no fruits. They were at the forefront \u00a0of false reports on the security \u00a0situation \u00a0in Rivers State, creating the impression \u00a0that the security \u00a0situation \u00a0in the state \u00a0had nose-dived. However, when the state started playing host to series of national and international events, with hundreds \u00a0of \u00a0thousands \u00a0of \u00a0people \u00a0attending, they quietly \u00a0changed direction.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Nobody \u00a0can stop the Punch Editorial Board from having \u00a0its political \u00a0preference, but it should be done with \u00a0respect for obvious facts.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This particular \u00a0editorial \u00a0was in bad taste. It was an insult\u00a0to \u00a0those who lost their lives defending democracy. \u00a0I thought it is necessary \u00a0I bring this \u00a0to the notice of well meaning \u00a0Nigerians. \u00a0We cannot allow self righteous \u00a0editorial \u00a0spew \u00a0spew falsehood \u00a0against \u00a0Rivers people.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For the avoidance of doubt, Rivers is PDP. \u00a0Rivers is NEW.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><br clear=\"none\" \/><br clear=\"none\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img \/><\/div>\n<p><br clear=\"none\" \/><br clear=\"none\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>By Simeon Nwakaudu The Rivers Rerun Elections were held on December 10, 2016. \u00a0What transpired before, during and after the rerun \u00a0elections \u00a0are already in the public domain. 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