How Rivers people received lawmakers’ sack

By Jimitota Onoyume

Nullification of the election of three senators in Rivers State and 12 members of the House of Representatives who were all elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the Appeal court is dominating discussions in virtually all parts of the state.

In drinking spots, commercial buses and several other places the main talk is the judgement of the Appeal court. Some people expressed strong fears that the development could heighten security tension.

Fear of insecurity: A resident in Dioub area, Mr Tuotamuno, said if about 100 persons lost their lives during the last   general elections as alleged by the All Progressive Congress, APC, when it held its Black   Rivers day rally, then there was need for people to worry about what the security situation might turn out to be during the rerun elections ordered by the Appeal court.

Adequate security

“I am just disturbed. I hope there will be adequate security for the elections. We saw the crisis that marred the Bayelsa govenorship poll in Southern Ijaw “, Tuotamuno said.

Another resident of the same Dioube area, who gave his name as Stephen, said there was no need to panic as government will certainly have measures in place to arrest any ugly situation during the elections.

I won’t be distracted —Wike

Wike

Meantime, in what looked like a veiled reference to the court verdict, Governor Nyesom Wike said he will not be distracted from the goals he had set out to achieve for the state.

The governor, who spoke during inspection of some of his projects, said his mandate derived from the massive votes from people, stressing that they came out in their large numbers to vote for him.

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