There was a probable break down of law and order in Rivers State yesterday when APC and PDP protesters almost clashed if not for the timely intervention of the state police command.
The APC had embarked on a peaceful protest against the refusal of the Speaker of the state house of assembly to swear in the only two members elected on the platform of the party. Surprisingly, immediately the PDP heard of the protest, they also mobilised their own members and supporters to the same venue (the state house of assembly) in what they termed a solidarity protest for the speaker. The protesting members of the APC quickly retreated as members of the PDP began attacking them until the police anti-riot team arrived.
To this end, the state police command has reacted officially to what happened yesterday.


Read the statement below:

The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Francis Odesanya, has described the RIvers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as matured and law abiding, over its voluntary decision to abide by the advise of the Rivers State Police Command to abort a protest for which approval was dully given because of a security threat arising from an 'unapproved' PDP solidarity march on the same day. Read interview below:
"I received a letter from the APC seeking for approval to deliver a protest letter to the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly over their refusal to swear in 2 elected APC members into the Rivers State House of Assembly.
I also got an information that the PDP was also planning a solidarity march for the Speaker of the House of Assembly on the same day, at the same time, that the APC scheduled their protest. So I put a call through to the PDP Chairman, Brother Felix Obuah, who confirmed it and said that they just want to go and pay the Speaker a visit.
I also put a call to His Excellency, Governor Nyesom Wike, and he said yes, that they want to go and pay him a solidarity visit. I explained to him that it would not be proper, it would not be appropriate, since we've already given the APC approval to go on a rally just to deliver a protest letter to the Speaker on that same day, that they could always do it on another day. He said NO, that they don't need my permission to go and pay a solidarity visit to the Speaker!
So since then, I started looking for a way to get out of the logjam. I put up an official letter to two of them, advising them to desist from such acts. Fortunately for me, the APC decided to be more matured and agreed that they would not come down to the Speaker's place, rather they would go round the State in expressing their grievances over the non-swearing in of their elected members into the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Of course we mobilised massively, over 40 vehicles, over 3000 men, because we know what this thing is all about..."

~ Mr. Francis Odesanya, Rivers State Commissioner of Police

Source: www.versatilereporters.com/2016/11/aborted-protest-apc-was-more-matured.html

Francis Odesanya



I have nothing to say.



All this boy boy no good

Oga commissioner be an unbiased umpire

It's not good for your office to the side

It's better to keep quiet

Wike and his thugs don't want peace in rivers state.Inec should postpone this election till 2019

kcmichael:
Wike and his thugs don't want peace in rivers state.Inec should postpone this election till 2019

you people are shameless, APC has always been trouble in rivers,amaechi worked under PDP in his first term but everything changed wen he decamped,for you info i was close by that day i had to rush down to moscow road

joeprince23:
you people are shameless, APC has always been trouble in rivers,amaechi worked under PDP in his first term but everything changed wen he decamped,for you info i was close by that day i had to rush down to moscow road

PDP isn't the problem, Wike is
We await his been awarded best governor for sponsoring and instigating political deaths and violence in nigeria

joeprince23:
you people are shameless, APC has always been trouble in rivers,amaechi worked under PDP in his first term but everything changed wen he decamped,for you info i was close by that day i had to rush down to moscow road

If u quote me u will die by fire,