Speaker
of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Hon. Otelemaba Dan Amachree, has alleged
plot to declare a state of emergency in the state. In a statement he released
last night, in Port Harcourt, he said that police invasion of Obio/Akpor Local
Government Area secretariat yesterday was a prelude to the plan to impose
emergency rule in the state.
He also alleged that Abuja-based politicians in the state are
planning to stage a massive protest that could lead to a breakdown of law and
order and therefore prompt the Federal Government to declare emergency rule and
remove Governor Chibuike Amaechi. The Speaker asked the Inspector General of
Police, Mohammed Abubakar, to withdraw the state’s Commissioner of Police, Mr.
Mbu Joseph Mbu and investigate his alleged “abuse of power.”
The statement reads: “Dear Citizens of Rivers State and Nigeria,
on the 30th of April 2013 we did warn of a continuous planned gradual collapse
of the security apparatus and dismantling of democratic structures of the state
with the intention of preparing for the declaration of a state of emergency in
Rivers State.
“Today the 3rd of May, 2013, without any security breach or
semblance of same, the first stage of the preparation was commenced with the
invasion and subsequent sealing-off and besieging of the Obio/Akpor Local
Government council secretariat and the clamp down on officers of the council at
exactly 2 pm by the Commissioner of Police Rivers State, Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu,
through the instrumentality of the Divisional Police Officer, Rumuokoro Police
Divisional Headquarters, while the workers were going about their lawful
duties, in total breach of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
1999 (as Amended) and the Laws of Rivers State of Nigeria.
“As at press time, the premises of the council was barricaded by
heavily armed and ferocious looking policemen, the workers ordered out of
premises and the Chairman and members of Caretaker Committee were locked in,
having refused to vacate the premises without any valid instrument of law. “We
strongly condemn in strong terms this action by the Commissioner of Police and
say that we are living in uncertain times and can no longer be sure of the
safety of lives and property in Rivers State.
“Consequently, we call on the Inspector General of Police to
cause an investigation to be carried out on this brazen abuse of power by the
Commissioner of Police Rivers State, Mr. Mbu J. Mbu and redeploy him out of
Rivers State, before he plunges this peaceful state into a state of anarchy”.
Source: Sun
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