Determined to guarantee a
violent-free and credible re-run senatorial/House of Representative elections
in Rivers State, a crucial meeting to chart the path to peace in the state
before, during and after the re-run elections was held, yesterday, between the
Inspector-General of Police, Acting Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris
and the Director-General of Department of State Services, DSS, Alhaji. Musa
Daura.
The two major players in the
politics of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State and
Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi were in attendance.
The meeting
deliberated on the overall need to have peaceful, free and fair election devoid
of violence which was the hallmark of the previous elections in the state.
Governor Wike and Amaechi resolved to be irrevocably committed to lasting peace
and vouched to play the game by the rules. They also agreed to prevail on their
teaming supporters to adhere to their commitment to peace and security in the
state. In addition, the two major stakeholders agreed to convene another
meeting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, aimed at solidifying the
commitment to peace reached in the meeting, which is a prelude to the roadmap
that will usher a permanent and lasting peace in Rivers State.
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