The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has accused the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, of descending into the political arena to join politicians in their game.
In this regard, Wike therefore advised Idris to dump his uniform and join politics in order to play the game fully.
Wike threw the challenge when he spoke with newsmen on Saturday, raising allegations that Idris was planning to invade his Abuja residence, a development he said has raised suspicion that incriminating things could be planted there.
Wike said he was not afraid of the “evil plan” against him and that he merely wanted to let the public know what is happening, adding that Idris was still after his life, an allegation he earlier leveled about a month ago.
He alleged that the IGP got the order on Friday to raid his Abuja house.
He said the order was initially to be carried out on Monday but has now been moved to Tuesday because of the public holiday to mark the Workers’ Day.
He claimed that the police expect to find money, expensive wristwatches and millions of naira during the planned raid, but said they will end up finding nothing of the sort.
The governor said he will be in Abuja during the week to physically see how the police will break into his house in the name of raid.
Wike said: “First of all, I don’t stay in the lodge.
“I have never stayed in the lodge since I became governor.
“I live in my private house in Abuja, in Asokoro.
“Now, what they have done in that order they want to get from the court is that in the order they wanted to get from the court, they did not indicate who owns the house or who is living in the house.
“Obviously, the court will be wary of searching a governor’s house because of immunity.
“But to beat that, they did not indicate that it is the Governor of Rivers State house.
“I am not afraid.
“If you want to search my house, I live in Port Harcourt, I have my house in the village and I have my house in Old GRA.
“So, you can come and search.
“I don’t live in Abuja and I cannot keep anything in Abuja.
“They can go and plant either AK-47 or $1 million and say they found it in the governor’s house.
“They can even put wrist watches that are so expensive that cost up to $10 million and say: ‘Oh! we discovered it from the governor’s private residence.’
“You cannot gag everybody.
“People must have their opinions on issues.
“That I have my opinion on a certain issue does not mean that you have to go after the person’s life.
“They went to Senator (Danjuma) Goje’s house the other night when the man was not around.
“We are aware that they said they got from office or house of (former Governor Gabriel) Suswam AK-47 and this and that.
“The man was not there.
“Now, again, all these things are plots to say we have got guns.
“If I have a gun, why would I keep it in Abuja?
“It is here (Rivers State) that I am waiting for them for fight.
“I don’t need to go and keep gun in Abuja.
“I will not fight there (Abuja).
“It is here (Rivers).
“We are fighting because I have said that they will not rig election.
“So, if I want to keep a gun, I will not keep it in Abuja, I will only keep it in Port Harcourt, assuming…
“So, Nigerians should be aware that if they go to my house and tell you that they found anything, please it is not correct.
“But I will be there in Abuja.
“I will wait for them.
“I will go to Abuja and wait for them.
“I will wait for his (IGP) crack team that will come to break the house and enter so that they can bring the Ak-47, the machine guns and $1 million or $2 million as the case may be.
“If the IGP wants to play politics, he should remove his uniform and join us in the political arena and go and see how it is and not wearing uniform to say you are providing security and then you become a stooge and agent of politicians.
“Because I said the money they found in Ikoyi belongs to Rivers State, what is wrong in that?
“I did not say it is my money, I said it is Rivers State Government’s money.”
Follow The Eagle Online Channel on WhatsApp
