Thursday 12 September 2013

Police block Gov. Amaechi from residence


Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State was denied access by the Nigerian police to his private residence in the Government House in Port Harcourt, his commissioner for information, Mrs Ibim Semenitari, said.
According to her Amaechi and no fewer than 70 visitors were denied access to his private residence in the Government House.
“The governor was coming back with his visitors, former speakers of Houses of Assembly, he was blocked on his way into the Government House, leading to his private entrance.
“The police blocked the road, the governor came down and identified himself, but they told him they had orders from the commissioner of police.
“Gov. Amaechi, therefore, had to go through a longer route to get to the Government House,’’ Semenitari said.
Semenitari described the action of the police as illegal, unconstitutional, and an insult on the office of the governor of Rivers.
The Rivers Police Command has however denied that its men blocked the entrance leading to Gov. Chibuike Amaechi’s residence.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Angela Agabe, said in Port Harcourt that the state commissioner of police did not give such order.
“I am aware that the state commissioner of police did not give such order to block the entrance leading to the governor’s residence.
“He did not do it and did not instruct our officers to do such a thing,’’ Agabe said.
The state commissioner of police, Mbu Joseph Mbu has been on a running confrontation with the elected governor of the state. Mbu’s antagonism is said to be at the prodding of Mrs. Dame Jonathan.
Also today, the police sealed up the secretariat of the New PDP and ordered the dismantling of the party’s flag.

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