It
has been learnt that President Muhammadu Buhari was behind the recent meeting
between Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and Minister of Transportation
,Rotimi Amaechi with the DSS and Police.
The
meeting, it was learnt yesterday, was informed because President Muhammadu
Buhari is worried by the violence in the state.
The
DSS Director-General, Musa Daura, and Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP)
Ibrahim Idris met with Governor Nyesom Wike, Transport Minister Rotimi Chibuike
Amaechi and Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)
Director-General Dr. Dakuku Peterside, on Tuesday at the DESS
Headquarters in Abuja.
The
meeting was to facilitate the conduct of the senatorial rerun ordered by the
Court of Appeal.
The
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been unable to conduct the
election since the order.
A statement in Abuja on Tuesday by the Police Spokesman
Don Awunah, a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), said the meeting was held in
an atmosphere of mutual respect.
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