The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for an investigation into the explosion that rocked the Church where Governor Nyesom Wike’s fathered worshiped.
Parts of the Christian Universal Church International, Port Harcourt, where Rev. Nlemanya Wike worships were destroyed on Saturday when a dynamite exploded in the church.
There were no casualties however.
The PDP in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja on Sunday, said a thorough investigation into the incident must be carried out, even as it condemned the act.
The statement read in part: “The PDP is disturbed by the intentions of the attackers in detonating an explosive in a religious place, particularly given the large number of persons that usually gather at such places.
“We demand for a thorough investigation into the attack as well as prosecution of all those involved.
“We hold, as a party, that the time had come, more than ever in our contemporary history, for the amendment of our extant laws to allow state governors to be in charge of security in their respective states.”
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The party commended the people of the state for their alertness, which led to the arrest of some of the suspected masterminds, saying the people’s action underscored the need “to allow greater participation of communities and state governments in the handling of security issues in their environment.”
The party commended Gov. Wike for his efforts towards ensuring the security of his state, “in spite of the daunting challenges.”
Ologbondiyan urged Wike, members of the affected church and people of Rivers not to be deterred by the attack but to remain vigilant at all times.
