The Senator representing Rivers
South-East and APC candidate for the Senatorial election, Senator Magnus Abe,
has condemned in strong terms the attempt on the lives of APC faithful,
including the Governorship Candidate, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, at Okrika.
Senator Abe Wondered why anybody would
for the sake of politics unleash terror on law abiding citizens whose only
offence is engaging in legitimate political campaign in a part of the State.
He said no Nigerian deserves to die for
identifying with a political party and campaigning for votes, describing the
perpetrators as enemies of peace and the nation, who value sitting in power
above the lives of innocent Nigerians. Saying “what happened at the APC rally
at Okrika was unfortunate for our democracy and the freedom associated with
it”.
“Why would anybody unleash terror,
violence and plot to kill people because of politics? Politics was there before
we were born, and will be there even when we have left the stage; if you kill
the people you plan to govern who will you govern”, Abe queried.
The Senator decried the persistent
politically motivated attacks on APC members in Rivers State, but disclosed
that Nigerians were wiser and could not be intimidated or cowed in the quest
for change towards a corruption, impunity and insecurity free nation.
“What we are experiencing is the reign
of terror by people that know their days in the leadership of our country are
numbered. Nigerians are ready for change and our votes will count”, the APC
Rivers South-East Senatorial candidate said.
He praised the peaceful disposition of
APC members in Rivers State in the face of unjustifiable attacks, urging them
not to allow the situation compel them into retaliating in the interest of the
State.
The Senate Committee Chairman on
Petroleum (Downstream) who observed that the attacks have taken a new dimension
with the killing of security operatives restated his appeal to Nigerians to
reject politicians who encourage political violence.
Senator Abe commended the efforts of the
Police during the Okrika attack and the Inspector General of Police, Suleiman
Abba for ordering a full scale investigation into the shooting that claimed the
life of a police man and left many others with severe injuries.
He urged the IGP to convince Nigerians
that the force was determined to fight crime and support a free, fair, credible
and non-violent 2015 elections by treating the Okrika incident as a test case.
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