PDP Lawmaker Reveals Why Governor Wike Declared Him Wanted, Ordered His Arrest
- Farah Dagogo, a PDP member of the House of Reps and governorship aspirant, has reacted to Governor Wike's allegations
- The Rivers state governor had accused Dagogo of sponsoring suspected cultists to attack the PDP secretariat
- In his response, the lawmaker denied the allegations, accusing Wike of plotting to stop his governorship ambition
Port Harcourt, Rivers state - Farah Dagogo, a member of the House of Representatives and governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state, has denied claims by Governor Nyesom Wike that he attacked the party's state secretariat with thugs on Wednesday, April 27.
Legit.ng reported that Governor Wike had in an earlier statement on Wednesday evening declared the lawmaker representing Bonny-Degema federal Constituency wanted for allegedly disrupting the screening of aspirants at Rivers secretariat of PDP wanted.
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The Rivers state governor had also ordered police to arrest the lawmaker for attacking the PDP secretariat with thugs and cultists in a statement by his spokesperson, Kelvin Ebiri.
But while denying the allegation, Dagogo said he was never at the PDP Secretariat where aspirants for National and State Assembly were being screened since he is a governorship aspirant, PM News reported.
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Rather, the lawmaker said the allegation against him was part of the plot by Wike to stop his screening for governorship position of Rivers scheduled for Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Abuja.
But Dagogo noted that the directives for his arrest violates the spirits of Section 14 and 33 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as as such, the Inspector General of Police should direct the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State not to obey it.
He, however, promised to honour the invitation of the police after his screening and if he was duly invited by the police.
Dagogo also asked the National Chairman of the PDP to urgently investigate the allegation while appealing to civil society Organizations to protect democracy in Nigeria.
Heavy security as PDP governorship aspirants storm Rivers for screening
Meanwhile, ahead of the crucial primaries of the PDP, security operatives have taken over Port Harcourt as the party gets set to commence screening for its gubernatorial aspirants. .
Governorship aspirants from the south-south states are already at the party’s zonal secretariat, the venue of the screening exercise.
Some of the governorship aspirants from Rivers state seen are the former state chairman of the PDP, Felix Obuah, Senator Lee Maeba, former transport minister, Dr. Abiye Sekibo, and David Briggs among others.
Source: Legit.ng
