▪Insists that GOC 6 Division is involved in oil bunkering
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that the
Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) defeated the General Officer Commanding ( GOC)
of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major
General Jamil Sarhem, and his political party during the 2019 general election,
saying the bribery allegation by the embattled GOC is false and a mere
face-saving measure.
Wike also announced the dissolution of the Rivers State
Executive Council on Wednesday during the Valedictory Session of the Rivers
State Executive Council.
The governor said the GOC recently appeared before the House
of Representatives Committee on Army, but never made any such allegation,
because nothing like that took place.
Wike reiterated that
the GOC runs an oil bunkering scheme, which cannot be swept away by flimsy
allegations.
He said: "I thank you for the political support you gave
me when there was no hope. At a time when the GOC came to kill Rivers people,
but you stood firm to say, you will not agree. Yes he may have killed our
people, but we will continue to protect our votes.
"They say they
will remove me through the Tribunal, but
we defeated them during the elections.
If it is to conduct elections, they will never win.
"Someone who says he never met me before and has never been to Government House would
say I am fighting him because I tried to bribe him with billions of naira. The
GOC has been fully involved in oil bunkering. He should
explain his involvement instead
of the false allegation.
"The House of Representatives Committee on Army was
here , he could not say he was bribed.
He is saying this because he is
involved in oil bunkering. They know it is correct. Elections that we
defeated you and your party, why would I have to pay bribe. We defeated you in
that election. The man you have not met,
how could he have offered to bribe you?"
Wike said he would
continue to promote Rivers first at all times. He said that the
interest of Rivers State is ahead of all other considerations.
The Governor also berated the Director General of NIMASA, Mr Dakuku Peterside for negative
comments against the Government and People of Rivers State, when he is part of
the atmosphere of insecurity being fueled
by cultism.
He thanked members of
the former Rivers State Executive Council for their contributions to the
development of Rivers State.
He said: "It has been a rewarding experience and I am
quite impressed that one worked with
these persons of capacity.
"All the achievements
we recorded were made possible
because you worked".
The Governor said that some of the members of the
dissolved Executive Council would make it back to the new Executive
Council.
Deputy Governor Ipalibo Harry Banigo commended the Rivers
State Governor for providing
purposeful leadership that has helped to transform the State.
She assured Wike of her unflinching support, noting that she would always work for the
success of his Administration.
Former Commissioners, Former Attorney General of Rivers State, Dr Zaccheus Adango,
the Head of Service, Rufus Godwins, Former Secretary to the Rivers State
Government, Sir Kenneth Kobani, Former
Chief of Staff, Chukwuemeka Woke, praised the Rivers State Governor for working passionately for the development of Rivers State.
Former Secretary to the Rivers State Government, Sir Kenneth
Kobani moved the motion for the dissolution of the State Executive
Council, which was seconded by Former
Commissioner of Transport, Hon Michael West.
Highpoint of the Valedictory Session of the Rivers State
Executive Council was the presentation of Special Congratulatory Card to the Governor by members of the dissolved Council.
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