The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said Federal Government’s declaration that it would have dragged in Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, but for his immunity as a governor, was a confirmation that the government was out to silence the opposition.
The leading opposition party made this remark in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan.
The party said the threat by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, against Wike was condemnable.
It said instead of probing the allegation by Wike that there was a plot by the Federal Government to kill him in a crowd, the government tried to scare him.
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“It is shocking that instead of calling for an investigation into the serious revelation, the Federal Government resorted to siege mentality to scare the governor, ostensibly to cover up the severity of the allegation.
“Nigerians will recall that the PDP had earlier raised the alarm over plots to harass, intimidate, implicate and orchestrate untoward situations like assassinations, unexplained accidents, inexplicable “armed robbery” attacks, high profile abduction and sudden disappearances of opposition leaders and members,” the statement reads.
The party therefore called on Nigerians and the international community to note the threat against Governor Wike, as well as the action and inaction of the APC-led Federal Government.
It vowed that it would not leave anything to chance.
