APC cannot win any election in Rivers State - Governor Wike

According to the press statement released by
Simeon Nwakaudu, Special Assistant to the
Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media,
Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared
that the All Progressives Congress, APC, is
not in a position to win any election in the
state, adding that the Minister of
Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi is merely
sponsoring  violence to remain  relevant
politically.
Governor  Wike informed that  with the
proofs of corruption against Rotimi
Amaechi,  the Minister of Transportation
resorted to blackmailing  the leadership of
the All Progressives Congress that he would
reveal to the public how much he invested in
the party’s campaign if he was not
confirmed as a minister.
This is even as the Senate Caucus  of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, led by
Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio
insisted that the Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC,  must release the
collated results of the March 19, 2016
rerun  elections.
Speaking  during a solidarity  visit by the
PDP Senate Caucus, Governor  Wike said
the Minister of Transportation lost his local
government area and Federal Constituency,
hence his desperation to influence the
release of the results.
He said: "Any person who  loves Mr
President  won't be causing unnecessary
crisis for him. We have problem in the North
East, problem in the South-East, so there is
no need for another problem in the South-
South .
"It is good that the elections were held so
that Nigerians will know the truth about the
polity. If elections are held 20 times, PDP
will win".
The governor decried the role played by
soldiers during the rerun elections.  He said
the military were directly involved in the
elections at polling units and at the
collation centres in direct violation of the
Electoral Act.
He regretted  the killing of the corps
member, Samuel Okonta  during the rerun
elections, but stressed that investigation
into the type of bullet that killed him
must be made public. He confirmed that
the state government will immortalise the
late corps member.
Earlier, Senate Minority Leader and Leader
of Senate PDP Caucus, Senator Godswill
Akpabio said that the victory recorded by the
PDP  in Rivers State is: "A clear case of
justice being done by God".
While describing Rivers State as peaceful ,
Senator  Godswill Akpabio regretted the
sponsored propaganda by the opposition  to
destroy the image of  the state. He said
that there is no other political party in the
state outside  the PDP.
He called for tolerance in the political
space to allow for the sustenance of the
state's multiparty democracy.
Highpoint of the visit was the donation of
N1million by the Senate to the family of Late
Samuel  Okonta  through Governor Wike.
Senator Godswill Akpabio prayed that
Okonta's death would be  the last during
elections. He also commiserated with the
government and people of the state over the
death of PDP members during the rerun
elections.