Amaechi, Wike, fresh showdown: A contest marked with blood


It will be a show of political might and test of their strength. Amaechi who came into the state weekend said he was on ground to mobilise his All Progressive Congress, APC members for the election.
On the streets of Port Harcourt, the perception has been that the election will be a clash of “federal” and “local” might.

Amaechi in a monitored radio programme in Port Harcourt promised that the state will be flooded with heavy presence of soldiers to forestall rigging. Already soldiers have been conducting mop up operations in several communities in the state ahead of the exercise.
Some of the security operations have been greeted with mixed reception. While the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has largely condemned the security operations, the APC in the state has welcomed it with much enthusiasm.

In Buguma, the Council of chiefs in advertorials condemned the recent invasion of the community by heavilly armed security operatives, saying the invasion was orchestrated by a member of one of the political parties.
Ahead of the elections some communities in the state have recorded bizarre killings. Preliminary investigations by the Police said some of the killings were cult related but some persons think they could also be fall out of party differences in the communities.

In Buguma, headquaters of Asari Toru local government area two mindless murders were recorded within a space of 24 hours. The first was the murder of Ofinjite Amachree, a member of the All Progressive Congress, APC on Tuesday last week. His assailants after killing him allegedly set his corpse ablaze. Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Dr Dakuku Peterside and his party in separate statements condemned the brutal murder.

Surprisingly what looked like a reprisal killing occurred in the community the following day. In a similar manner, a youth, Godstime Ifuroiyala was shot dead and his remains set ablaze. His killers allegedly dumped the corpse in the river.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ahmad Muhammad said two persons were arrested separately for the two different murders.

In Omoku headquarters of Ogba Egbema Ndoni local government area there have also been killings. A former lawmaker in the fifth House of Assembly and member of the APC, Hon Monday Eleanya from the community was shot dead in Port Harcourt on February 11. This was followed by the murder of about 17 persons in Omoku the following day. With some of the heads of those killed beheaded. The Police said it could confirm death of 12 persons in the incident.

Assailants struck again in Omoku on March 5, this time they murdered the Ward 4 Chairman of APC, Mr Franline Obi, his wife and their 18 year old son.
While some like Governor Wike believe the killings in Omoku had little or nothing to do with politics as he blamed cultists for the attack, there are those who think they could also have elements of politics.

Elements of politics

Ahoada East and Abua local government areas have also had their share of the killings. On January 21 this year about 11 persons were murdered by unknown gunmen in Ula Upata community, Ahoada East local government area.
As the rerun elections come up on Saturday the prayer of many is that it should be peaceful.

While Wike largely needs victory for the PDP to get the stronghold in the House of Assembly his predecessor, Amaechi needs victory for his APC to prove that he is firmly on ground in the politics of the state and give his party visibility in the state and also prove that the victory of the PDP in the last election was largely a fluke.

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Na wa for them o

Two big head..... Minister of war.... Go bk Abuja nt P. H

Amaechi cant force APC on Rivers people

Rubbish

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And at the end the masses are the ones to be affected.... apc and amaechi plans is to cause chaos in rivers state but it won't work that's one thing the masses rejected them they can't force themselves on the masses...

Ameachi minister of war

who r they??

So ameachi has abandon his duty post to cause more tension in rivers abi?




Wike & PDP have done it before, they will still do it again & again.

At the end of the day now, these guys will find themselves in the same party and start making love again.

Meanwhile, blood would have smeared the streets

Amaechi Minister of bloodshed, vampire!

Trouble nor good, Amechi, wetin u go take ur eyes see for PH, e heavy for mouth....., go back to Abuja now!

Tell me one reason I should support APC.

Peace make sense pass oo

It was sylva abi silver whatever his name is @Bayelsa now its Amaechi @Rivers. Apc and their Wahala i wonder when all these things will end

Na d poor them they use their head ,, y their children re out side Nigeria ,,,,,Rubbish

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and idiets will kill themselves

twoondei:
At the end of the day now, these guys will find themselves in the same party and start making love again.

Meanwhile, blood would have smeared the streets

Its normal in politics, it is called sacrifice...

Why will Mr minister leave Abuja to pH to cause problems.

How many souls will die for peace to reign in Rivers? Amaechi is just too careless with his unguarded statements and Rivers people made a terrible mistake voting a thug like wike.. Nobody is disputing If Rivers is for PDP or not, but PDP shouldn't have brought in a murderer, cultist and ogboni member as the governor

waste of time. rivers is PDP which we all knw

Must u use the phrase "marked with blood" before ur nees go make sense?

I think APC condemned the use of soldiers during elections when Jonathan was in power

Shame on APC

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dude go and fix your scam website. stop toiling for nothing.

So so bad how APC like bloodshed and supremacy

This election will surely come n pass.no blood bath.all yes prophet of doom will be put to shame.y can't we youths pray for the prosperity of this our gr8 nation.Nigeria is all we have.it is not about APC or PDP,they are bird of the same feather. All we need to do is play our own rule by .thinking of what we can do to better our self.God bless nigeria

...am still wondering what has changed between elections conducted previously and now.

As long as there are rewards of electoral victory, killings and other strife will be usual. Unfortunately, the main stakeholders and their immediate families are never affected. We hope that narrative changes.

two notorious touts fighting for the soul of rivers state. well, am watching d unfolding action movie from an iroko tree in daura kingdom with ubima kaikai and asaritoru brand of weed