…Condemn ongoing plot by APC and INEC to disrupt Rivers Governorship Election
Fifty-eight (58) Governorship Candidates in Rivers State on Friday re-affirmed their endorsement of the re-election of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike , declaring that they would work for his success during the Governorship Election on 9 March, 2019.
The 58 gov’ship candidates condemned the ongoing plots by the APC and the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) to disrupt the March 9, 2019 Governorship Election in the state.
They spoke through their chairman, Pastor Samuel Ihunwo during a solidarity visit to Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike at the Government House, Port Harcourt.
They condemned the killings by the military t using the military against Rivers people during the Governorship/State Assembly elections.
during the Presidential and National Assembly elections, stating that immediate steps must be taken to avert using the military against Rivers people during the Governorship/State Assembly elections.
“We observed that our people were killed by the military. We have come for a solidarity visit because as the father of the State, you are pained on what is happening. , the unwarranted killings by the military.
We condemn in totality, the unwarranted killings by the military.
“We are not in support of the evil that INEC is conniving with APC to disrupt the Governorship/ State Assembly elections on March 9. The APC knowing they are not on the ballot , plan to perpetrate evil and ensure that elections don’t hold”.
They noted that they will remain resolute to ensure the elections hold and Governor Wike duly elected.
“The 58 Governorship Candidates maintain their endorsement of Governor Wike. What we have said still remains. We will give all necessary support for the Governor to be re-elected”, he said.
The governorship candidates declared that the exclusion of the APC from the ballot was an act of God. He said even without being on the ballot, APC has unleashed violence on Rivers people.
Responding, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike stated that no one man born of woman can determine the political destiny of Rivers State.
He said: “No one man born of a woman can say that he must be in charge of the state. That is unacceptable to the people of the State.
“If we rely on the security agencies, by now we will not be here. Only God protects us in Rivers State. If you see the connivance between the APC and the security agencies, you will marvel how we have gone so low. The security agencies aiding individuals to perpetrate crime. It is unfortunate”.
Governor Wike wondered why the APC in Rivers State is neck-deep in the killing of Rivers people over a self-inflicted crisis.
“You cannot cling to power through the blood of innocent people. Those people who believe that the only way they can come to power is when they finish killing everybody, should
emulate these Governorship Candidates.
“The crisis in APC is self-inflicted. Even the PDP had its own crisis. Instead of APC sorting out their own crisis, they are shifting it to innocent people. It is not only in Rivers State that APC has crisis. They have the same problem in Cross River State. But you have not seen them killing anybody. They have not said that they will destroy everywhere because they are struggling on who becomes a Governorship Candidate.
“A particular party is threatening that if they are not on the ballot, there will be no election in Rivers State and nobody has done anything. The security agencies are always by their side, supporting evil”, he said. Governor Wike said that Rivers people are committed to the peaceful conduct of the Governorship and State Assembly elections. He said that the March 9, 2019 elections will be conducted peacefully and Rivers State will emerge victorious.
