The Rivers state branch of All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the murder, on September 8, of the cousin of the state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, in the person of Mr. Sabinus Ordu, as an ominous for the 2015 general elections.
Mr. Ordu was killed by yet to be identifies people in his hometown, Ubima in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the State, which APC said came to it as a most shocking tragedy.
In a statement in the state capital, APC said:
“It is a pity that all these are happening when a new Commissioner of Police, Mr. Dan Bature, is yet to settle down in the State.”
The rest of the statement reads:
“While still grieving over the needless wasting of Mr. Ordu, we have also learnt of the assassination attempt on the State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sampson Parker, by some hoodlums during the sanitation exercise for the prevention of Ebola virus embarked upon by the Ministry of Health. These are ominous signs as we approach the very crucial elections that will finally nail the coffin of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a political party in Rivers State considering the shame and hardship the party has brought upon the people of the State.
“It is a pity that all these are happening when a new Commissioner of Police, Mr. Dan Bature, is yet to settle down in the State. We urge him, knowing his background as a thoroughbred police officer, not to relent until those behind these evils in our State are fished out and punished accordingly.
“As we plead for calm, we wish to, at the same time, advise those trying to make Rivers State insecure and ungovernable to have a change of heart. We wish to warn such misguided elements that any attempt to return the State to the evil days prior to the coming of Governor Amaechi, who swiftly restored normalcy upon his assumption of office in 2007, will be an exercise in futility as Rivers State people are in a position to ensure that those associated with violence do not come near power again in the State.
“Finally, we congratulate the out-going Rivers State Police Commissioner, Tunde Ogunsakin, upon his promotion to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG). He obviously merits his new rank based on the fact that he had discharged his duties as a professional police officer since he assumed office on February 12, 2014 in Rivers State – unlike his predecessor, Mr. Joseph Mbu, who does not merit such a promotion based on his unprofessional acts as a police officer. We wish AIG Ogunsakin better days in the Nigeria Police Force even as we wholeheartedly welcome ComPol Bature to our State and wish him a successful reign as Police Commissioner.”
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