Hon. Festus Ebea, who led the PDP faction during its plenary in Benin, said the FERMA director should explain alleged misconduct of some officials of the Edo State Traffic Management Agency on federal roads in the state
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Represented by his deputy, Engr. Tele Ikuru, the governor, who is also the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, thanked civil servants in the state for their continued support towards the realization of the policies and developmental programmes of his administration
A statement on Friday by his Chief Press Secretary, Godswill Jumbo, quoted the Deputy Governor as saying: “I owe a lot of gratitude to God and my boss, Governor Amaechi, and indeed the people of this state for the prayers I received this period
Rather, he had praises for the conduct of the convention and the officers elected from the process
The PDP through a statement signed by Jerry Needam, Special Adviser (Media) to the state Chairman, Prince Felix Obuah, warned on the consequences of such unprovoked and unnecessary incursion into the premises of the party by hired thugs, stressing that there could be no other reason for the protest at the secretariat than to cause crisis and breach of public peace
The PDP said rather than staging a walk-out, thereby denying the people his useful contribution and intervention in the issues contained in the presentation, Peterside should have actively participated in the proceedings like other members of the Committee, to ensure that the vexed issues and identified omissions (if any) are rectified accordingly
Parker, who was briefing newsmen in Port Harcourt, the state capital, said that the money would be spent on construction of more hospitals, training of staff and for the purchase of equipment
The APC recalled that the Rivers State Governor, Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, had some days ago, while hosting the British Minister for Africa and Member of Parliament, Mark Simonds, lamented about this issue of insensitiveness of the PDP government at the centre to the insecurity and oil theft in Rivers State
A statement by Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu, the Media Coordination of the JTF in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, said the anti-oil theft raids were conducted from February 11 to 18
He spoke at St. Barth’s Anglican Church, Bera Deanery, during Senator Magnus Abe’s thanksgiving service in Gokana Local Government Area of the state over the weekend
The APC, in a statement by Chief Eze Chukwemeka Eze said: “It is not in our character to join issues with a group whose stock-in-trade is falsehood and the dishing out of lies upon lies against a performing Governor just because he decided to dump the visionless Peoples Democratic Party and join his soul mates in APC, where he truly belongs
The party in a statement by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said: “People’s participation is at the core of democracy, while the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria guarantees the right of citizens to associate with any party of their choice. These deadly attacks hinder people’s participation in democracy and violate the fundamental rights of the affected citizens
Many believe Mbu has the backing of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, who is from Rivers State, and has shown more than a passing interest in political developments in the state
The APC said the directive is already yielding result, as members of the Save Rivers Movement were able to stage a peaceful rally on Saturday for the first time in a long time, without being attacked by hired ex-militants, because the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, directed the police to provide protection for the rally
According to information available as at press time, the hoodlums who disrupted the programme had a free rein as policemen at the venue allegedly did nothing to stop them
The party, in a statement issued on Wednesday by Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, the Senior Special Aide on Media and Publicity to the APC, said: “The Senate did not only strongly condemn the shameful incident during its Monday sitting but also advised the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, to investigate the incident
Abe was on Sunday shot at by policemen who wanted to disperse a rally by Save Rivers Movement in Port Harcourt, Rivers State
While the police denied shooting Abe, sources in the state government, led by Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, who is now a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, having defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, said the senator was indeed shot
A statement, signed by Jerry Needam on behalf of the statement Chairman of the PDP, Felix Obuah, said the High Court, located in Ahoada, was bombed shortly before a case against the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Evans Bipi, was due to commence
“Government and well-meaning Nigerians should come to my aid because as it stands now, the only thing keeping me alive is my children