Now that's how to stick to rules. I commend the chiefs on this one, because like was stated, Covid-19 is a life or death issue now.





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That serves them right. Well done Mr project.

otokx:


They should come to Warri.

....your warri nuisance uneducated youths will send for a start up fee... then building fee... operation fee.. and anytime caverton makes a trip, they will ask for flying fee....very frustrating warri indeed

asobo:
Who plays the piper dictates the tune. The only thing our security agencies understand is money and Wike have enough to buy them.

Wrong.

Once that Police Commissioner receives special directives from Abuja him go port Sharp Sharp.

He just has not received the Abuja call yet.

MelesZenawi:
RIVERS STATE GOVERNMENT DECLARES CARVETON HELICOPTER PERSONA NON GRATA

•directs Local Government Council Chairmen to close all Carveton Helicopters Offices in the state

For endangering the lives of Rivers people by its suspicious operations, the Rivers State Government has declared Carveton Helicopters, Persona Non Grata in the state.

In a State Broadcast on Wednesday, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike directed Local Government Council Chairmen to close the Offices of Carveton Helicopters across the state.

He said: "We appreciate the need to protect business interests andoperations in the State and we will do whatever that is required to ensure that no business is unduly affected by the measures we have taken to combat the Coronavirus.

"However, we shall not welcome businesses or companies that value their business activities or profit more than or in clear disregard of the lives and health of our people.

"By its actions Calverton Helicopters have clearly shown that Rivers lives do not matter to it. It is an enemy of Rivers people and is hereby declared persona non grata in Rivers State.

"With this declaration Calverton Helicopters can only chose to operate in any part of Rivers State at its own risk as Local Government Chairmen have been directed to close their offices and prevent their operations."

Governor Wike said that the highly insensitive and provocative actions of Calverton Helicopters took place in the midst of credible intelligence reports about plans by enemies of the state to traffic carriers of the dreaded Coronavirus into the State.

He said: "Their morbid intention is to create panic by pushing up the infection rate and rubbish the robust measures we have since put in place to cut off the spread of the virus and keep our State and our citizens safe and secure from the ravaging pandemic.

" As expected, and required by our laws, the crew and the passengers on board that ill-fated helicopter were promptly arrested by the law enforcement personnel and are being prosecuted before our courts in line with our COVID 19 Declarations and Containment Orders.

"Calverton Helicopters claimed to have gotten permits from some federal agencies to fly passengers into the State , which never bordered to take the State Government into confidence in issuing such permits in violation of our laws and containment orders.

"While federal agencies reserve the right to issue flight permits to airline operators to fly into Rivers State, we insist that the State Government must equally be informed and taken intoconfidence in the process.

"This the only way to avoid suspicion, conflicts of interests and unnecessary bickering between the State and Federal Governments in our collective efforts to combat the spread of COVID 19 in the country."

Governor Wike added: "Let me reiterate that for us, COVID 19 in Rivers State is a matter of life and death, and we will never succumb to any blackmail from any person, institution or authority in our determination to protect our citizens and our State from the spread of this deadly virus.

"Since we triggered the law on Calverton Helicopters, we have seen and read all sorts of hilarious and frivolous comments, particularly on social media, questioning the propriety of our actions against the carrier and its passengers

"At this time and under the present situation, nothing; Irepeat; nothing, is more important to us than to safeguard thelives and wellbeing of our citizens no matter the cost, and we shall spare no efforts to achieve this singular most fundamental objective of our Government."

The Rivers State Governor said that the action of Calverton Helicopters when they conveyed passengers of doubtful Coronavirus status into the State was in flagrant violation of the State Government’s total restriction on flights into Port Harcourt.

"We have sworn to protect the lives and advance the wellbeing our people, and nothing can stop us from taking all necessary steps to prevent or stop any person, action or activities that would endanger the lives of our citizens," he said.

Simeon Nwakaudu,

Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor,

Electronic Media.

8th April, 2020.

You are on point Mr Governor

michlins:
according to the land use act of Nigeria, the federal government owns all land and leaves it in trust of the states. Wike is a care taker. Buhari is the landlord

Gbamsolutely,

Macphenson:
Wike my guy, pepper them. There's a reason they call you Wike the Wicked.

are you aware that mainstay if Rivers State is oil and gas business. Now he's not being sensible in his actions. We are now stuck offshore for over 46days because of no flight. Are we fighting Coronavirus or are we fighting humans. I am surprised that you don't know that wike is making a mistake

Xisnin:

Don't be an idiot.
Transport business are at the mercy of the state government.
You are probably too young to understand how it works.
Caverton will lose all the money they used to make in Rivers while
Rivers will lose a paltry tax that they pay.

Now tell me who is the biggest loser?

Ohhh I can see how foolish you are...who tell you transport business are at the mercy of state government?

Let see who will laugh last...

I just hope you will not results to Federal might when the time comes...

CoronaVirusPro:
Bunkum and balderdash

Effort in futility.

Even if you close all their offices, it doesn't stop them from flying to and fro Rivers State.

In a world where transactions are now completed online, who walks into the office.

I don't even know the office of any airline in the entire world.

when the flight is brought down in port then we will know the law that will assist his operation in the state. You are just talking as if you are not a Nigerian.
Who ever risk his/her life flying into rivers with them is on his own with what is in ground now

As e dey hot.

Well, NCAA, what says you? You have exclusive power over the air, but governor has exclusive power over non Federal space, including business offices.

Xisnin:
Caverton is foolish for trying to fight the state government.

The state government owns all the land within its boundary and any
business that wants to succeed must obey state rules and regulations.

All Caverton management should have done is submit the manifest of its passengers for
proper testing and quarantine but they refused because they feel too big.

There is always more to a story and the more in this case is likely to be trivial and pretty. A governor may be called the chief security officer but his powers are very limited. He diesnt even have power over his own security detail.

This is not the time for distracting theatrics, a real and present danger is already here. All attention must be focused on clearing covid19 out of Nigeria.

michlins:
according to the land use act of Nigeria, the federal government owns all land and leaves it in trust of the states. Wike is a care taker. Buhari is the landlord

Miltary constitution that came about as a result of oil siting.


Black man and lies. At least with white when he is caught lieing he may apologize and move on. Black man colonization of black man and stealing of resource of another colony is worst than whatever the whites could come up with.

Pride is before a fall. Tomorrow, this man will come begging.

BreconHills:


There is always more to a story and the more in this case is likely to be trivial and pretty. A governor may be called the chief security officer but his powers are very limited. He diesnt even have power over his own security detail.

This is not the time for distracting theatrics, a real and present danger is already here. All attention must be focused on clearing covid19 out of Nigeria.

This is about land and not security.
Caverton is playing a dangerous game and they would lose.

Evince:
are you aware that mainstay if Rivers State is oil and gas business. Now he's not being sensible in his actions. We are now stuck offshore for over 46days because of no flight. Are we fighting Coronavirus or are we fighting humans. I am surprised that you don't know that wike is making a mistake

Let them be supporting the governor..we will see who laugh last...

michlins:
according to the land use act of Nigeria, the federal government owns all land and leaves it in trust of the states. Wike is a care taker. Buhari is the landlord

It is not hard to read the consititution

Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 1990

An Act to Vest all Land compromised in the territory of each State (except land vested in the Federal government or its agencies) solely in the Governor of the State , who would hold such Land in trust for the people and would henceforth be responsible for allocation of land in all urban areas to individuals resident in the State and to organisations for residential, agriculture, commercial and other purposes while similar powers will with respect to non urban areas are conferred on Local Governments.(27th March 1978) Commencement.

Part I

General


1. Subject to the provisions of this Act, all land comprised in the territory of each State in the Federation are hereby vested in the Governor of that State and such land shall be held in trust and administered for the use and common benefit of all Nigerians in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

oyeb15:
Federal Government have sole authority over airspace. States have no right whatsoever. Does wike seek approval from Sanwo olu anytime he flies Rivers State Jet and Chopper to Lagos?
Wike can't try that with Olusegun Okikiola Obasanjo as president.
This lockdown if not quickly stopped by FG, some oil rich states will gang up and declare independence. It will break Nigeria.

see this one. All you want is oil. Thunder fire you there. So FG can send people to go and drill oil in Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Delta and Bayelsa but can't assist them like they assisted Lagos in fighting corona. You're insane. If we declare independence how does it affect you? After all oil is selling really low. Mbok leave us alone.

Evince:
are you aware that mainstay if Rivers State is oil and gas business. Now he's not being sensible in his actions. We are now stuck offshore for over 46days because of no flight. Are we fighting Coronavirus or are we fighting humans. I am surprised that you don't know that wike is making a mistake

Wike is not making any mistakes. Why did Caverton Helicopter not release their flight manifest for testing?

Since Federal government benefits much from Rivers state, what measures have they put in place to check people flying into Rivers State to avoid the spread of the virus?
How are we even sure those people that came in came because of oil and gas?
Who are they?


So you expect the governor to fold it's arms and watch Abuja bring in disaster to it's state because of oil and gas?

You must be a joker.
Wike is not a joker.

I belief the helicopter must have brought a suspected person to the state that is why Wike not happy.

I expecg the company to apoligize or find a way of settling the issue than going Abuja for help. Wike and River people has 100% power over their state so any Abuja rat can't dictate on behalf of private company to River govt and people.

Xisnin:

This is about land and not security.
Caverton is playing a dangerous game and they would lose.

Please explain the dangerous game they are playing?

I am even stuck here because of wike irrational decision. Clocking 47days doing nothing

michlins:
same immunity was there when ngige was kidnapped as a governor and his security details removed. Buhari can deal with Wike in so many ways. How about claiming that for grounding caverton,he stopped movements of critical staff and thereby hampered the workings of the oil and gas industry. And he claims that Port Harcourt will pay for the losses and put a stop on their allocation. The federal government is all powerful in Nigeria

oyeb15:
Federal Government have sole authority over airspace. States have no right whatsoever. Does wike seek approval from Sanwo olu anytime he flies Rivers State Jet and Chopper to Lagos?
Wike can't try that with Olusegun Okikiola Obasanjo as president.
This lockdown if not quickly stopped by FG, some oil rich states will gang up and declare independence. It will break Nigeria.

Well, Caverton is free to fly forever but not land or disembark passengers since the state government owns the land.
Wike doesn't need approval because there was no lockdown order.

More jobless people LOADING...

frankson1:





That is when they will know that Buhari is a cow with disregard for court ruling and start calling on international community.

Timi Frank and Co. Will start releasing series of tweets.

Lets keep our fingers crossed!

poshestmina:



Wike is the Governor and Chief Security Officer of Rivers State and so can, should and has done the right thing to protect his territory.

What exactly was the mission of the helicopter and who were the passengers?

Their Sinister , unknown mission is highly suspicious.

Why does Lagos State government have right to arrest and prosecute Funke Akindele etc for breaking the Lockdown Regulations and Rivers State government can't arrest and prosecute people for same offences?

SMH

What business is more important than the health of Rivers State people at this particular point in time?
Wike has done well and we are in support of it.


Everybody stay in your state till all of this is over ,it's not that hard!!!!.

the clowns went to drill oil

michlins:
please when the powers that be comes hard on Wike, don't claim marginalization. There are exclusive lists which Wike have no power to control. This guy is just power drunk and we all know how Buhari can disregard rule of law when he wants to discipline someone. Ask NK,ask dasuki

You don't know anything about government

Cyberterror:
Caverton helicopters should relocate their base to Imo state. We are business friendly.

So that you will wake up one morning. And start boasting and claiming what doesn't belong to you guys as usual. YOU FAIL

MelesZenawi:
You feel you can fight state government because of few phone numbers you have in Abuja.

Your business will cripple and you will lose...


Instead of apologising for the conduct, you as a private establishment wants to tell the state government that you have phone numbers in Abuja..

Who will create the conducive environment if not the same state government...


1999 constitution needs to be scrapped and shreds Into pieces...

The paper called constitution is a hindrance to meaningful development...

That Company has federal connection. Wike can shove his Rivers State up his bigoted ass.
BTW, if that Company is own by an Igbo, and northern or SW Governor did this, you people would say that it was done deliberately to ruin Igbo business. Now that it is Yoruba business, what do you have to say?

I AM DONE TALKING

michlins:
please when the powers that be comes hard on Wike, don't claim marginalization. There are exclusive lists which Wike have no power to control. This guy is just power drunk and we all know how Buhari can disregard rule of law when he wants to discipline someone. Ask NK,ask dasuki

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Abuja can give clearance but the state can make business environment very dangerous to operate within. You will be surprised at how bullets stop nonsense.

It will be in her worst interest for Calverton to be in the midst of crossfire between the State and Federal government.
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BreconHills:


Please explain the dangerous game they are playing?

Because they can be sued for causing epidemic in the state should
Rivers Covid-19 cases escalate.

The mere fact that they are hiding potential carriers makes them culpable.

I doubt they have the liquidity to pay for the damages they may incur.

In addition to this, theyll withdraw all his security detail and also stop federal allowances to rivers state. And to astound you, caverton helicopterswill still fly in and out of port Harcourt. I even dont know of any of their offices in any of the LGA's cos they only have one office at the nigerian airforce base which is a federal government facility. They dont even need to go this far, just withhold his state allocation for two months and matters will be settled. The state largely depends on allocation from the federal government and personal/company income taxes from oil companies.

ddippset:
All these people chest beating for Wike and playing music for him do not understand how powerful the FG is and how they can treat his fucck up in a minute.

Even though i like Wike's actions so far and how seriously he has taken this corona issue,

He shouldn't make the mistake of tussling with the FG.

I believe that they just do not have his time yet.

What/Who is Wike without the CP and the Army GOC?

All the FG needs to do is change the Police Commisioner and the Commander of Bori Camp and Wike is mince meat.

Obj for don do that one already.

Someone needs to advise Wike but I hope it doesn't get to that.

I love every action he has taken so far wrt covid 19.