Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt

Inspector General of Police,Solomon Arase, has ordered Police in Rivers State command to provide security for the 22 Caretaker Committee Chairmen to takeover of the Chairmen whose election was nullified by the Federal High Court,Port Harcourt.

Governor Nyesom Wike,of Rivers State announced the reversal of the Police decision not to barricade all the local government Secretariat on a live radio this morning in Port Harcourt.

On the latest development, he said he had directed all the newly inaugurated Caretaker Committee members to go to their various councils resume under the full protection of the Police.

“I had spoken with the IGP who agreed that a subsisting court judgment would be obeyed by the Police. So if you see Policemen at the LGA Secretariat they are to provide security to Caretaker committee to inaugurate their members”.

Reacting to the threat by APC and its elected local government chairmen, the Governor said APC and the sacked 22 local government chairmen have the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court to ventilate its grievance rather seek self-help.
On the insecurity in the state,Governor Wike assured that security agencies have asked for some logistics which the state government has obliged.

He called on Rivers people to be patient because a new Commissioner of Police has just be posted to the state barely a week ago and requires to settle down.

On whether he is jittery about what would be the outcome at the election tribunal that is challenging his election by the APC Governorship candidate,Dr. Dakuku Peterside,Governor Wike said he has implicit confident on his legal team defending his election at the tribunal.

He cautioned Rivers people to be wary of the propaganda by the APC on the proceedings at the tribunal because the real case has not even started and what has been going on is argument on motion and counter motion.