By CHARLES ONYEKWERE
Erstwhile National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party ,nPDP, and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has described as a ‘show of shame’, the protest organized by the political faction of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, in support of emergency rule in Rivers State.
In a statement made available to Aljazirah Nigeria on Thursday, Eze said the protesters, mainly women, numbering over 150, robed in white attires were mobilized with financial inducements to indulge in the shameful procession against democracy, the rule of law, the constitution of Nigeria and their consciences.
The APC Chieftain stated that the shameless protesters were led by a former Commissioner for Social Welfare in Rivers, Ifeyinwa Aguma, who is an ally of the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike.
“This infamy act by this undemocratic elements should not surprise anybody knowing very well that their principal have declared war against Rivers State because of her Treasury
The APC chief said no person with his/her right sense of reasoning would prefer a stranger with zero knowledge of the mechanics of governance over a technocrat with fantastic public service records, duly elected by the people through the ballots, to steer their affairs.
The women, Eze said, were mobilized without prior knowledge of the purpose of the procession and were coerced to proceed or be stranded in Port Harcourt, having been mobilized from villages.
On the request by the Sole Administrator to NBA to refund the N300M gifted her by the genuine Government of Rivers State, Eze urged the body to ignore Mr. Ibok Ette Ibas, describing him as a tool for instability in Rivers State whose indulgences has deepened acrimony and chaos in the political playground.
“If there is any money to recover, Mr. Ibas should first make haste to recover the billions wasted by Nyesom Wike through his imprudent and wasteful use of the common funds, particularly his unsolicited, prodigal gifts to Benue, Sokoto, Akwa-Ibom, Abia Lagos and more.
Eze cautioned Mr. Ibas to Accord some respect to the Governor of Rivers State, Sir Sim Fubara, and be careful with his careless indulgences which are capable of igniting tension and tumbling the legacy of peace of the Fubara administration.
He assured Rivers State and good people of Nigeria that at the fullest of time all the illegal appointments so far made by Sole Administrator Ibas including the appointments of Sole Administrators for the 23 Local Government will be overturned accordingly.
