Rivers violence: PDP demands arrest of APC leaders

The Rivers State chapter of
the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)
has called for the arrest of the All
Progressives Congress’ gubernatorial
and senate election candidates
following the alleged assault of the
ruling party’s governorship contender
and senior members.

PDP Rivers State Chairman, Felix
Obuah, blamed the attack on the
governorship rally in Bakana, Degema
Local Government Area of the State
on members of the APC and called
for the arrest and interrogation of
Dakuku Peterside, and Otelema Dan
Amachree, respectively.

“They must tell the police what they
know about the ugly and shameful
attack on the PDP governorship
candidate Nyesom Wike, his Deputy,
Dr Ipalibo Harry-Banigo, Sports
Minister, Dr Tammy Danagogo and
members of the PDP Campaign
Council,” said Obuah.

“The interrogation and arrest of the
Rivers APC governorship candidate,
Dakuku Peterside and Otelema Dan
Amachree, factional Speaker of the
Rivers State will help the police in
their investigation to get at all the
APC members involved.”

The PDP Chairman made the call in a
press statement issued by his Special
Adviser, Media, Jerry Needam, while
reacting to the alleged attack on Wike
and members of his campaign
council this past Saturday.

He described the attack as “criminal”,
“barbaric” and orchestrated by the
APC to destabilize the state and
derail the elections, having come to
the realisation that Rivers people
have resolved to unanimously vote
for the PDP.

Obuah urged PDP members to
remain calm assuring that no amount
of attacks on members by APC,
whose officials could not be reached
for comment, would stop the PDP
from taking over power and recover
the resources allegedly stolen from
the state.