…Hails Their Release
The
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Bro. Felix
Obuah has described the accusations and charges brought against the Publicity
Secretary of the party, Hon. Samuel Nwanosike, Hon. Rowland Sekibo, Hon. Odiari
Princewill and other chieftains of the party as not only frivolous but totally
unacceptable.
In
a statement issued by the PDP Chairman and signed by his Special Adviser on
Media and Publicity, Jerry Needam, the party further stated that the charges
were laughable and could not stand in the temple of justice.
Bro.
Obuah wondered why the police would connive with the All Progressives Congress
(APC) to concoct lies and misrepresent the truth about what really transpired
in Etche on Saturday, February 25, 2017 during the rerun election in the area.
While
lamenting that the charges were trumped up, the PDP Chairman noted that the
action has vindicated the party’s insistence that security agencies are in
alliance with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to hound and victimize the
PDP in the State.
“How
else can we explain the drama that took place on that Election Day in
Etche? It is regrettable that the Police
have continued to allow themselves to be used by the APC just to achieve its
selfish interest. The Police and other
security agencies are giving Nigerians more reason to believe that they are a
militant wing of the APC”, Bro. Obuah said.
The
PDP Chairman also took a swipe on the Police for querying the presence of Hon.
Nwanosike and the other accused PDP chieftains who are not natives of the Etche
and Omuma on the said Election Day, but were on a legal election duty as PDP
Agents.
According
to Obuah, the PDP has it on good authority that some APC chieftains like Barry
Mpigi who hails from Tai LGA, Chidi Wihioka, Allwell Onyeso and Welendu Amadi,
all from Ikwerre LGA, were moving around with the defeated candidate of the APC
for Etche Omuma Federal Constituency, Ogbonna Nwuche on same Election Day,
unhindered by the security agents.
“What
is good for the goose is also good for the gander. If the police is telling us that only people
from Etche and Omuma should be present in the area on that Election Day, then
they should have arrested and prosecuted these APC chieftains who were
obviously in Etche to influence the outcome of the election”, Bro. Obuah
posited.
The
PDP however lauded the court for granting bail on the PDP chieftain and
described the judiciary as the hope of the oppressed.
Signed:
Jerry
Needam
Special
Adviser on Media and Publicity
To
The State PDP Chairman,
Bro
Felix Obuah
Tuesday,
February 28, 2017
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