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| Nyesom Wike |
THE Peoples Democratic Party said on
Sunday that the people of Rivers State were not interested in the
imposition of a state of emergency on the state.
The state Publicity Secretary of the
PDP, Mr. Samuel Nwanosike, who said this during a telephone interview
with our correspondent expressed dissatisfaction over the call by the
All Progressives Congress in the state for a state of emergency.
Nwanosike explained that the “pockets of
violence” noticed in some parts of the state during the election was
not enough for the APC to call for the declaration of a state of
emergency in Rivers.
It will be recalled that the state
Deputy Chairman of the APC, Prince Peter Odike, had called on President
Muhammadu Buhari to impose an emergency rule in the Rivers following the
level of violence before and during the state and National Assembly
rerun elections.
Odike, who cited an example of the
killing of a corps member, Dumebi Okonta, during the exercise, said only
an emergency rule in the state would bring peace to Rivers.
But Nwanosike said, “Rivers people are
not ready for a state of emergency. An emergency rule is not necessary
here and will not work here. President Muhammadu Buhari is an
intelligent man, who would not be pushed to take a wrong decision.
“Rivers State is peaceful; it is just
that a set of people are trying to cause crisis in order to call for a
declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State. But the security
agencies are working round the clock to frustrate all these.
“The thought for an emergency rule in
Rivers is not only foolish, it is useless. We have states that are
facing more crises in the country and nobody has called for the
imposition of emergency rule. Why Rivers?” Nwanosike queried.
Meanwhile, a human rights group, the
International Society for Social Justice and Human Rights, has suggested
that only massive industrialisation and employment of youths would
solve the problem of politically-motivated violence and killings in the
state.
The Chancellor of the group, Dr. Jackson
Omenazu, expressed worry that it was becoming difficult for the
Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct election in the
state as a result of violence.
Omenazu, who spoke with our
correspondent in a telephone interview, advised the government to create
an enabling environment for massive youth employment in the state.
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