We have videos of atrocities by the military − Wike

 

The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, said on Monday that the state government had compiled videos of the atrocities committed by the military across the state during the rerun elections.

Wike explained that the videos would be released to the public at the appropriate time, adding that with the declaration of results by returning officers in the respective constituencies, no INEC official was empowered by law to cancel or nullify such results.

The governor said that the violence allegedly orchestrated by the miliatry in the state could be part of a plot by the All Progressives Congress to declare a state of emergency on the state based on heightened propaganda.

He pointed out that the statement credited to the National Secretariat of the PDP that the Federal Government was planning a state of emergency in the state should not be disregarded.

“There is always an element of truth to every rumour,” the governor added. “The APC is merely involved in propaganda to create the impression of violence.”
Speaking on the further rerun in eight local government areas, Wike said measures should be taken by INEC to address the challenges noticed during the March 19 elections.

The governor added that it was necessary for one Resident Electoral Commissioner to be assigned to one local government area for greater efficiency in the conduct of the polls.
He stated that the PDP won the elections in the declared constituencies because Rivers State remained purely a PDP state.
“While we campaigned, they were not campaigning. With what I have done in a few months, it will be difficult to defeat the PDP in the state,” he added.

Source: Punch