An Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) and other security vehicles barricading the road to Sharks Stadium, venue of the PDP convention in Port Harcourt...yesterday. PHOTO:
NAN IT WOULD BE RECALLED THAT THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT SITTING IN PORT HARCOURT IN A JUDGMENT ON TUESDAY RULED THAT POLICE AND DSS SHOULD PROVIDE SECURITY FOR THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
COURT ALSO DECLARED THAT ITS JUDGMENT OF 4TH JULY, 2016 VALIDATING THE NATIONAL CARETAKER COMMITTEE OF THE PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY REMAINS VALID AND SUBSISTING UNTIL VACATED BY THE COURT OF APPEAL. HOWEVER, JUSTICE OKON ABANG OF ANOTHER HIGH COURT GAVE A RULING TUESDAY EVENING IN ABUJA STOPPING THE CONVENTION BUT LAWYERS EMPHASISED THAT A RULING IS LESS EFFECTIVE THAN A JUDGMENT. 5762/17/8/2016/OCC/BJO/NAN
Rivers State Government is taking the police and the Department of State Services (DSS) to court for preventing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from holding its much advertised national convention at the Sharks Stadium, Port Harcourt last Wednesday.
Police and the DSS sealed up the venue, citing possible breakdown of law and order. But host Governor, Nyesom Wike, and chairman of the convention planning committee yesterday faulted the law enforcement agencies’ action.
Governor said that the people only decided to allow the security agencies have their way out of respect for visitors from other states.
Inaugurating the Peace and Security Committee of the State, Governor Wike said that the state government had decided to seek judicial interpretation on whether the two agencies were right to get involved.
Governor warned against rigging during the forthcoming rerun elections in the state. He charged members of the Peace and Security Committee to work towards promoting security of lives and property within the ambit of the law.
The members of the Committee include the Commander of the NNS Pathfinder, representative of the Nigerian Army, Rivers State Police Commissioner, Director DSS, Comptroller of Prisons, Comptroller of Customs, Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, Comptroller of Immigration, Commander of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and a representative of the State Traditional Council.
Responding on behalf of the Committee, Navy Commodore Obi Egbuchulam assured that the security agencies would work towards promoting peace in the state for businesses to thrive.
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