Is Amaechi truly facing some unpreventable hazards/risks?????
Governor
Chibuike Amaechi of Nigeria’s Rivers state has raised an alarm about
his safety following the withdrawal of soldiers and Armoured Personnel
Carriers,APCs, attached to Government House.
Amaechi, whose state
was rocked by violence at the State House of Assembly on Tuesday, said
that the government and people of the State are under siege.
He
spoke on Thursday when the Senate Committee on State and Local
Government Administration investigating the crisis came to see him at
Government House, Port Harcourt “Yesterday, they were shooting
tear gas into Government House.
When we were meeting with the Deputy
Inspector General (DIG) today, the Police claimed that it was
inadvertent, that they shot tear gas into Government House. So, I asked
one question, supposing, it was live bullet and it hit me, they said,
‘nooo, governor was not outside,’ but I said, I was outside, you can
check”, Amaechi said.
The State Chief Executive also expressed
shock over the sudden withdrawal of soldiers and APCs attached to
Government House, stating that in the last two months, security
commanders in the state have not held meetings with him.
The
Governor complained: “We are under siege here, for two months now, we
have not met with security men. Security Commanders in the state don’t
come to me any longer. They are either scared or they don’t deliberately
want to see me. They withdrew soldiers attached to me yesterday. And
this morning, they withdrew the APC attached to Government House”,
Amaechi said.
Meanwhile, The people of
Rivers State have been called upon to continue to give support to
Governor Chibuike Amaechi’s administration. Chairman of Etche Local
Government, Mr. Reginald Ukwuoma who made the call at Okehi during the
inauguration of the Rivers Leadership Advancement Foundation (RIVLEAF),
Etche Local Government Chapter, extolled Governor Amaechi for exhibiting
qualities which epitomize good governance.
He said Governor Amaechi
deserved the support because he has excelled in delivering dividends of
democracy, promoted justice and ensured prudent management of
resources. Mr. Ukwuoma also called on people of Rivers State to rise
against injustice as failure to do so would make the ills of the society
to prevail.
Senator Gaya said the Senate had two hours in the
closed door session to discuss how best to sustain our stable democracy
and how best “we could have the legislators perform their functions
without undue interference”. Remember the rivers state house of assembly members who danced akpako?
He noted that the Senate had condemned the fracas that happened at the Rivers State House of Assembly.
The
Senate mandated the committee to investigate the crisis in the state
and that the committee will invite other stakeholders.
“The committee will hear from the Assembly members on both sides, including the Commissioner of Police, the SSS and the JTF.”
Gaya
said the purpose of our mission is to ensure peace return in the state
and to maintain good governance, so that the people in the state will
relax and have peace.
As we wait to see this long awaited peace reign all over Nigeria.
