In
response to the situation in Rivers State and other constitutional
breaches by the Presidency, the All Progressives Congress (APC) today
directed its members in the National Assembly to block all legislative
proposals, including the 2014 Budget and confirmation of all nominees to
military and civilian positions to public office, until the rule of law
and constitutionalism is restored.
The party also decided that if acts of impunity and lawlessness
continue in the State and the Police persist in being an enforcement arm
of the PDP to the detriment of its members, it would ask its teeming
members all over the country and especially in Rivers to take the
required steps to protect their lives and property.
The unprecedented decisions arose at the 8th regular meeting of the APC Interim National Executive Committee.
The
party’s Interim National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, in his
statement commended courage of Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi in a
face of serial attacks on his personality:
“The conduct of
Governor Amaechi represents our Party’s maturity and compliance with the
rule of law in response to escalating impunity .The APC is very proud
of him.”
He cited instances of the brazen lawlessness and
violations of the Constitution in the state to include the forceful
dispersal of 13,201 newly recruited teachers in the Port Harcourt
Stadium using tear gas; blockading the entrance to the Government House
in Port Harcourt and forcing the State Governor to use another entrance;
preventing an aircraft chartered by the State Governor from taking off,
alleging that the Governor was trying to smuggle out a legislator
wanted by the Police, for which no apology was offered to the Governor;
the disruption of a peaceful rally during which Senator Magnus Abe was
shot with intent to kill; the several disruptions of Save Rivers Group
rallies, and the unlawful detention of anybody perceived to be a
sympathizer of Governor Rotimi Amaechi, while allowing pro-Jonathan and
Anti-Amaechi groups to organize rallies unmolested. APC’s new decisions
could start to have an immediate impact in the country in view of the
recent change in the dynamics of the legislature, where power now tilts
in its favour.
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