Governor Rotimi Amaechi has thanked lawmakers belonging to Rivers State House of Assembly for their efforts in passing the 2014 appropriation bill.
Thanking them for their patriotism and zeal in carrying out their functions, he also slammed the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Joseph Mbu, calling him a member of the PDP.
Amaechi said, “Let me thank the members of the House for your actions yesterday (Tuesday). There was the need to defeat those who wish the state evil and I am sure the whole state is extremely pleased with the level of patriotism that you have displayed.
“The initial plan of those led by our so-called ‘Abuja brothers’ and the Commissioner of Police is to stop you from dealing with legislative functions. I hear that one of them is telling people that he has been able to stop the House from sitting; he has been able to stop the judiciary from functioning.
“The truth of the matter is that none of such things could be happening other than the fact that they are using the state apparatus, which is the police. The Commissioner of Police is completely not a policeman. He is a known PDP politician, who attends meetings with them and carries out illegal actions.
“Yesterday (Tuesday), you were able to assert that democracy is about the people and that when you talk about democracy, it begins with the legislative arm of government, for the reason that you represent each unit of our people and you actually go down to the people.”
Present at the meeting was Chidi Lloyd who had been freed on bail, following his arrest after his driver was involved in an accident that took the lives of a police officer and another politician in the state.
Lloyd said: “May I, by leave of Mr. Speaker (Rt. Hon. Otelemaba Dan Amachree) invite Your Excellency (Amaechi) to kindly assent to the 2014 Appropriation Law, as passed by the Rivers State House of Assembly. Your Excellency, we urge you to continue to deliver on the dividends of good governance, as you have done.”