I Dare You To Shoot Me! Governor Amaechi Battles Rivers Police CP
Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has dared the State Commissioner
of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu, to shoot him whenever he embarks on a
demonstration against the Federal Government's wicked tactics to bring
back insecurity to the state.
Mbu had placed a ban on any form of demonstration, procession or rally by any person or group of persons, including Governor Amaechi, and warned that he will shoot if anybody dares his directive...
But speaking on Tuesday when leaders and people of Urashi Kingdom paid him a solidarity visit at the Government House in Port Harcourt, Amaechi vowed that he would be at the forefront of the protest that would come up soon.
The governor said he had told traditional leaders in the state to get ready for the demonstration against Mbu over the police commissioner’s position on rallies and demonstrations.
Amaechi, who decried Mbu’s attempt to stop the people of Urashi from paying a solidarity visit to him, said it is wrong for the police to have harassed his supporters.
Mbu had placed a ban on any form of demonstration, procession or rally by any person or group of persons, including Governor Amaechi, and warned that he will shoot if anybody dares his directive...
But speaking on Tuesday when leaders and people of Urashi Kingdom paid him a solidarity visit at the Government House in Port Harcourt, Amaechi vowed that he would be at the forefront of the protest that would come up soon.
The governor said he had told traditional leaders in the state to get ready for the demonstration against Mbu over the police commissioner’s position on rallies and demonstrations.
Amaechi, who decried Mbu’s attempt to stop the people of Urashi from paying a solidarity visit to him, said it is wrong for the police to have harassed his supporters.
He said Rivers is now being turned to a police state. Speaking further,
Amaechi said, “Another thing I will tell you is that we are looking for a
date we will demonstrate against what the Federal Government and what
the Commissioner of Police are doing in Rivers State.
“We have told our chiefs to get ready. Once we get a date, once we get people from overseas; they are Nigerians; they will join us and we will give you the date.
“I have told the CP (Mbu) to be ready to shoot me, I will be in front. I will not seat here and wait for you to match here and give me letter. Instead, I will keep SSG here and then I will match down with you people.
“Then I will give the SSG letter to give to the FG so that if they want to shoot, they can shoot me because we have a right to express our views. You have the right to criticise me. I am not particularly a good man. There is nobody that is a perfect man in the world. Is there any?”
“We have told our chiefs to get ready. Once we get a date, once we get people from overseas; they are Nigerians; they will join us and we will give you the date.
“I have told the CP (Mbu) to be ready to shoot me, I will be in front. I will not seat here and wait for you to match here and give me letter. Instead, I will keep SSG here and then I will match down with you people.
“Then I will give the SSG letter to give to the FG so that if they want to shoot, they can shoot me because we have a right to express our views. You have the right to criticise me. I am not particularly a good man. There is nobody that is a perfect man in the world. Is there any?”
