
Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike yesterday
said that the state would resist any move by the
Federal Government to manipulate the National
Assembly re-run election in the state with soldiers
and policemen. The governor gave the warning
when his supporters received him at the Port
Harcourt International Airport.
The governor who said that his silence should not
be mistaken for weakness, assured all members
of the party in the National Assembly whose
elections were nullified would be returned in the
re-run election.
He said that he was confident of emerging
victorious and that he had instructed his lawyers
to challenge the verdict of the Appeal Court at
the Supreme Court.
He said:
“I want to warn, let nobody attempt to do
what happened in Bayelsa State here. Since
they said they have annulled the election,
let them come and conduct fresh election.
Let nobody think that they can use soldiers
and policemen to intimidate us. We will
resist any such attempt. We have
maintained our cool for a long time. Our
calmness should not be mistaken for
weakness.
“We shall return all our National Assembly
members as a way of disgracing those who
think they will snatch the mandate of the
people,” he said.
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