…Says He, APC Should Be Held Responsible For Insecurity, Violence during Re-run Elections in
Rivers
Concerned over the vicious
implications of the call by the All Progressives Congress Governorship
candidate in the 2015 Governorship Election in the State, Mr Dakuku Peterside, on members of the party to
conduct themselves violently and not to leave anything to chance in their quest
to cease power in the State by all means, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
strongly condemns the choice of violence by the APC chieftain, calling on the
security agencies to immediately avert bloodletting in the State by prevailing
on him and other chieftains of the APC.
The PDP says it is adverse
that Mr. Dakuku who ought to advocate free and fair elections, not only in
Rivers State but in the country, last Saturday, during an APC event, called on
members of his party to fight and ensure that they have overwhelming control of
affairs at the various polling units across the State during the INEC planned
re-run elections in the State next month.
The PDP expresses dismay
that the APC led by the former Governor, Amaechi, Dakuku, Abe and Ikanya
prefers violence to civilized and democratic means of contesting and assuming
political power in the State, recalling that this was not the first time the
APC leadership had incited or stimulated their supporters to take up arms
against their political opponents and defenseless masses in order to intimidate
or silence them from participating in electoral process and contests in the
State. This has been the consistent preferred position of Mr Dakuku and other
APC leaders, even in the face of no provocation.
Calling on political
supporters to fight during the conduct of re-run elections has some caustic
consequences and is an invitation to anarchy in the State, and considering the
potential of this avoidable development, we urge members of the minority
Party, the APC, in the State to
reconsider their option and choose the path of peace to ensure participatory,
free and fair elections.
We equally and strongly
appeal to the good people of Rivers State to join in condemning the preference
of violence and call for anarchy in our beloved State by the APC folks, assured
that perpetrators of violence in the State will not have a field day, as the
PDP will do everything possible to get justice accordingly. We therefore,
admonish youths in the State to resist violence and to report any APC leader or
politician who engages them to cause bloodshed and other violent acts in the
State to relevant authorities of Government, assuring that Rivers State
Government under Governor Wike will continue to abhor violence and social vices
in the State.
The PDP again urges the law
enforcement agencies to avert the possible destruction of lives and properties
in the State by the APC leaders and their followers, calling on President
Buhari and the national leadership of the APC to prevail on their members in
Rivers State, and to demonstrably convince Rivers people that they are not in
support of the violence and mayhem Dakuku, Amaechi, Abe and others have planned
to visit on Rivers State with action and public statement dissociating
themselves from their stance.
Jerry Needam, JP
Special Adviser on Media and
Publicity
To the Rivers PDP Chairman, Bro
Felix Obuah
Tuesday, January 12, 2016.
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