Tony John, Port Harcourt
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, insisted, yesterday, that the Federal Government is still plotting to frame him up.The Rivers state governor said the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led Federal Government has contacted a Lebanese, who has been directed to claim that he received money from him (governor) to procure arms for the 2019 elections.
Also, Wike has alerted Nigerians on the arrest of the orderly of the State Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) Commander, Akin Fakorede, and another SARS operative, for armed robbery and kidnapping.
The governor disclosed these, yesterday, during a thanksgiving service in honour of the Chairman of the State Local Government Service Commission, Chief Azubuike Nmerukini, at St. Thomas Anglican Church, Diobu, Port Harcourt.
Wike noted that initially, Nigerians thought he was playing politics until Former president Olusegun Obasanjo revealed details of how the federal government plans to frame him up.
“The federal government has arranged with a Lebanese to say that I told him to buy arms for the purpose of the forthcoming elections.
“I am not close to any Lebanese, let alone give money to anyone to buy arms for elections.
“We have dutifully served our people and we don’t need to purchase arms for elections.
“If elections are held 20, 000 times, we will win because our projects have positively impacted the lives of our people”, Wike emphasised.
The governor further accused the federal government of planning to sponsor crisis in Rivers, ahead of the the 2019 elections.
“They plan to cause so much crisis in the state so that Rivers election is held on a separate date.
“Their plot will fail. Rivers election will hold same day with that of other states.”
Earlier, Chief Azubuike Nmerukini, Chairman of Rivers State Local Government Service Commission, said he was in church with his family to thank God for surviving a major surgery.