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From Tony John, Port Harcourt
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State has berated the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State for its unwarranted outbursts against Governor Nyesom Wike.
Briefing newsmen in Port Harcourt, yesterday, PDP Chairman, Desmond Akawor, criticised APC Chairman in Cross River State, Alphonsus Eba, for describing Governor Wike as a security risk.
Akawor said Eba’s uncomplimentary utterance showed that APC exists in flagrant disregard of fundamental human rights, stressing that Rivers State governor has constitutional right to visit Cross River State and associate with the residents.
He wondered when visit for a political rally in another state has become a security risk as alleged by Eba.
Akawor said: “If we should lend some credence to his (Eba) words and consider it on the merits, when has a mere visit for a political rally become such as to incite violence in the state (Cross River), or on Eba and his cancerous APC party?
“It goes to show the fundamental pillars upon which APC builds: political intolerance, zero democracy and zero conformation of opposition participation.
“Otherwise, why is the Cross River APC wailing and crying wolf over a mere legally and morally justified political rally of PDP in Cross River State? Are they allergic to opposition activities? That has never and can never be in the PDP.
“May we bring it to the knowledge of Eba that his speech is suggestive of the fact (which is ostensible) that his political party also exists in flagrant disregard of fundamental rights, right to expression, right to movement, right to franchise, right to association. May we also add that these rights are constitutional, legal, trans-boundary and do not change because Cross River State is concerned.”
Akawor declared no amount of outbursts by the APC would stop PDP in Cross River from participating in the Saturday by-election, adding that Rivers would storm the area in solidarity.
He, however, wondered what Cross River government and APC had planned against the forthcoming by-election, that the presence of Governor Wike in the state would be a threat to them.
