The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State,
has called for the trial of the state governor, Rotimi
Amaechi, alleging that his recent comments tended
toward anarchism and are treasonable.
The Rivers chairman of PDP, Mr Felix Obuah, said this
in a statement issued and made available to journalists
in Port Harcourt on Saturday in reaction to a statement
by his counterpart in the All Progressives Congress
(APC), Dr Davies Ikanya, that the governor was only
expressing his view on the state of the country.
Flaying the Federal Government about the possible
arrest and trial of Amaechi over some of his recent
public statements, Ikanya had, on Friday, said the
position of the government and the security agencies
was an attempt to give the governor a bad image.
“This is nothing but an attempt to give a dog a bad
name in order to hang it. There is nothing inciting,
unguarded or treasonable in Governor Amaechi’s
statements.
“The governor, while expressing his views on the
factors militating against the success of the Federal
Government’s war against Boko Haram insurgents in
the North Eastern part of the country, blamed the
challenges on corruption in the military hierarchy, and
not on inadequate funding as the public is made to
believe”.
Disagreeing with Ikanya, the Rivers PDP chairman
insisted that the arrest and trial of the governor, for his
alleged inciting statements, would protect the peace and
unity of the country, and also put an end to actions
capable of throwing the country into crisis.
“Governor Amaechi’s call to form a parallel
government, if the APC loses the general elections, and
also his call on soldiers to take up arms was an
incitement least expected of the chief security officer of
a state.
“He cannot continue to incite Nigerians, the military and
other security agencies to take up arms against the
country at the twilight of his wasteful regime and we sit
and watch him recklessly undermine the federal
government, and openly provide aid and comfort to
enemies of Nigeria.
“Governor Amaechi had also, at several fora, urged
youths to take up arms against the police. Amaechi is a
security risk in Nigeria and should be made to face the
law to serve as deterrent to others”, he said.
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