Rivers to Sue Police, DSS over PDP National Convention

By Ernest Chino

 Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike,  has declared that the State Government would sue the Police and the Department of State Services, DSS, for sealing 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, he said the Rivers State Government would seek judicial interpretation to determine  if the Federal Government was right to take laws into its 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,   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 the governor that the security  agencies would  work  towards promoting peace in the state for businesses  to  thrive.