….As GDI calls for Amaechi’s sack
Senator Magnus Abe, Tuesday, faulted Governor Nyesom Wike’s state-wide broadcast in which he declared some persons wanted for perceived criminalities, following killings that rocked Omoku area of Rivers State.
Speaking at his home in Port Harcourt, Sen. Abe said: “Declaring people wanted should come from the police and not the governor. It should be a product of investigation which is the responsibility of the police, not the governor. I don’t agree with that.
“The governor is a politician and politicians should not be the ones declaring people wanted, but I do support the governor’s placing of bounty to assist in the arrest of criminals. That encourages information gathering which is good for clearing society of the dangers criminals pose.”
In the meantime, a pro-Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, organization in the state, the Grassroots Democratic Initiative, GDI, while reacting to the initial broadcast by Transportation Minister, Chibuike Amaechi, described his views as “Scary and a call for President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately sack him.”
Secretary-General of GDI, Samuel Nwanosike, said: “Nigerians can see clearly that Amaechi has lost touch with clarity. What he has said means clearly that President Buhari should sack him so that Nigerians can move forward because the statements credited to him are all scary.
“A man who left office as governor as recently as May 28, 2015 has suddenly forgotten that under his watch, a lot of killings happened in Rivers State. In 2014 to be specific, Don Waney killed many persons under Amaechi’s watch as governor.”
