Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has accused the Nigerian Police Force of colluding with the All Progressives Congress (APC) to foment trouble in the state to justify a state of emergency that will remove him from office.
He said this on Friday while inspecting the Rivers State High Court Complex allegedly vandalised by supporters of the APC.
Wike said the actions of the APC hoodlums assisted by the police constituted a “complete coup”.
The state governor said the actions of the hoodlums were engineered by a former local government chairman in the state that is already standing trial for murder.
Wike further said that the APC was resorting to underhand dealings after realising that it had lost relevance.
He said, “This is very unfortunate. Do not trivialise this invasion by saying it is just an attack by the APC on the judiciary.
“This is a complete coup by the Nigerian Police and the APC to overthrow the Rivers State Government.
“We have said it before and we have been vindicated by this callous joint invasion of the Rivers State Judiciary.
“We cannot continue to rely on the police to defend us. We must all stand up to defend democracy. What has happened is a sign of what APC and Police have planned.
“APC Federal Government is not prepared for the election.
“Therefore, they want to truncate the nation’s democracy.
“They are fomenting trouble to create an avenue for the military to take over.
“The APC Federal Government sponsored Senator Omo-Agege at the Federal High Court.
“Nobody invaded the court. This action by the Police and APC is not acceptable,” Wike said.
He added, “We must defend ourselves and the nation’s democracy. We cannot continue to rely on the police. Remember, it was the police that kidnapped a sitting governor.
“Nigerians have rejected the APC and there is nothing anybody can do about it. Since they are unpopular, they want to truncate the nation’s democracy.”
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