GOVERNOR Rotimi
Amaechi of Rivers State, yesterday, described the former Police Commissioner in
the state, Mr. Joseph Mbu, as a politician in police uniform, who attempted to
cripple the economy of the state.
Amaechi who
spoke when the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, Mr. Dan Bature in company
of the outgoing Commissioner of Police and newly promoted Assistant Inspector
General of Police, Mr. Tunde Ogunshakin and other top Police officers paid him
a courtesy visit at the Government House in Port Harcourt, said that the
former police boss deviated from his professional role of protecting lives and
property by serving politicians of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
He said, “Unlike
Mr Mbu, who clearly showed us that he was a registered member of PDP, in your
own case (Ogunshakin), you know that we had disagreement, but you realised your
responsibility to ensure the security of lives and property as the paramount responsibility
of the Nigerian Police. It was important you kept the peace. And I thank you
for that peace. I am also sure, Rivers people are happy about that. And the way
Mr. Mbu was going, Rivers economy would have collapsed completely. Fortunately
for us, they took him away and brought you (Ogunshakin) and you restored calm.
You tried to create a platform for all parties to have access to you. And as
you go, please, go with that same spirit. The Police in Rivers State should
discharge their responsibility as it concerns the protection of lives and
property.
“Let me welcome
the new commissioner of Police and say that if the Federal Government refuses,
I will repeat what I said, when I was sworn in as governor in 2007. I said, if
the Federal Government refuses to provide legitimate source of livelihood for
Nigerians in our state, Nigerians will provide for themselves illegitimate
source of livelihood. And that include kidnapping, robbery, stealing by people
who will hire or provide police or military uniforms. And that illegitimate
source of livelihood becomes its own economy which automatically frightens the
legitimate economy.”
He advised the
new commissioner of Police, Mr. Bature to ensure social justice rather than
partisan politics, warning that the absence of social justice may breed
resistance and breakdown of law
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People's governor, God bless you.
ReplyDeleteWhen will this guy stop making noise about someone who doesn't even know that he exists? It's all becoming nauseating.
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