Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday accused the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, of plotting to bomb INEC offices, destroy voting materials at registration area centres and disrupt the peaceful conduct of the Saturday elections in the state.
Wike explained that Amaechi was purportedly in liaison with some military and police officers, planning to allegedly carry out the attack on INEC offices.
The governor also declared Friday, February 15, 2019 as public holiday for Rivers people to pray for God’s intervention in ensuring that the elections were peaceful.
In a state broadcast on Thursday ahead of the general elections, Wike said credible intelligence revealed the plot of the minister. Read more