Rivers APC Condemns Ahoada East High Court Bomb Explosion

The Rivers state Chapter of All Progressives Congress has described as
very unfortunate and sad the bomb explosion at Ahoada East High Court
premises of Rivers State South-South of Nigeria which occurred toady’s
morning, noting that it was the handiwork of undemocratic elements.

A statement by Chief Eze chukwuemeka Eze alleged that those who
perpetrated the heinous act may not be far from those who are not
comfortable with the ruling of His Lordship, Hon. Justice C. N. Wali,
of 16th December 2013 barring Hon. Evans Bipi, leader of the G6 rebel
members of the Rivers State House of Assembly, from parading himself
as Speaker of the Assembly.

Full Statement

“It is on record that the Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) sponsored by Chief Nyesom Wike, the Supervising
Minister of Education, has over the time condemned this ruling of the
Ahoada East High Court because it threw a spanner in its plot to use
the rebel lawmakers led by Bipi to impeach Governor Chibuike Rotimi
Amaechi in a House of 32 members. But the question we need to ask is,
does the bombing of this court make Hon Bipi the Speaker of Rivers
State House of Assembly? One would have expected this group of misfits
to challenge the ruling of the High Court at Ahaoda East in a higher
court instead of sponsoring this act that exposes them as agents of
violence.

“The record exposing the agenda of this misguided group for Rivers
State and her people as violence prone was exhibited few days ago when
security agencies in Rivers State caught six youths with various
sophisticated and dangerous arms at Ogu the home town of Senator
Sekibo and Hon Bipi. The suspects have been linked to Senator George
Sekibo and Hon. Evans Bipi, both chieftains of the state chapter of
the PDP led by Chief Wike, the Supervising Minister of Education,
whose determination to destabilise the administration of Governor
Amaechi is well known to all and sundry.

“The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC0 under
the leadership of Chief (Dr.) Davies Ibiamu Ikanya strongly condemns
this desperation by the PDP to turn Rivers State into a theatre of
violence. Nigeria already has enough trouble to contend with! Dr.
Ikanya therefore call on President Goodluck Jonathan to use his good
offices to call PDP Leadership in Rivers State to order before they
plunge Rivers State into a monumental and unprecedented chaos that
will disrupt our hard democracy

“Dr Ikanya further states that it is most unfortunate if the report we
read in today’s Daily Independent is true that our mother and sister
the First Lady of Nigeria, Mrs. Patience Jonathan has ordered the
Police Commissioner CP Joseph Mbu to release the six alleged youths
that was caught with these illegal arms and that the arms should be
also be released to the youths as well.

“Though we know that CP Mbu knowing very well the implication of
carrying out such an unfortunate instruction if it is true will have
both on the security and lives of Rivers State and her people and the
perception of the International Community on our country unless it is
proven that we now operate a lawless society. we expect him for the
interest of Rivers State and the image of our dear country not only
arraign these youths been used by these misguided politicians to
terrorise innocent people of Rivers State before a competent court but
ensure that those behind them are brought to book accordingly.

“All these notwithstanding, for the avoidance of doubt, we wish to
state that this act of hooliganism and terrorism will not do Rivers
State and its citizens any good. We therefore urge the security organs
not to treat this issue with kid’s glove but with all amount of
seriousness unearth those behind this wicked act as God will not allow
these enemies of democracy to turn Rivers State into a war zone.

“Rivers State people based on the wicked acts of the PDP led Federal
Government against Rivers State and her people have rejected PDP and
they should accept their self-inflicted woes and allow peace to reign
in the State!

“We are aware that the present PDP in Rivers State under Chief Wike is
violence prone but we wish to reiterate that no amount of violence and
intimidation will cause us to surrender the mandate freely given to us
by the Rivers State people to a group that have demonstrated total
disdain to democratic principles!.

“On behalf of Rivers APC, Dr. Ikanya wishes to plead with the good
people of Rivers State not to despair but join Governor Amaechi to
fight these misguided elements who have vowed to stop at nothing to
bring the state to its knees just because of their personal
differences with Governor Amaechi”.