I WILL RATHER DIE THAN SEEING APC TAKE OVER RIVERS COME 2019 ACCORDING TO RIVERS STATE GOVERNOR NYESOM NWIKE

I am ready to place myself on line, nobody will take Rivers state - Wike.

Posted by :Adeola Opeyemi

Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has vowed to lay down his life if needed during the upcoming 2019 election

- Wike said he is aware that the opposition party is planning to take over his state in the coming election

- He urged his followers to disregard the police and 'be ready to fight'

The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has vowed that he would do anything to stop the All Progressive Congress (APC) from winning election in 2019.

Wike vowed to lay down his life if it would stop the opposition party from winning in his state during the upcoming election.

In what sounds more like a call to violence, the governor urged the people to ignore the army and police and 'be ready to fight'.

According to the governor's spokesperson, Simon Nwakaudu, Wike made the statement at a Thanksgiving Service in honour of Senator George Thompson Sekibo at the St Thomas Anglican Church in Diobu on Sunday.

Wike accused the APC of bringing disaster into the country and using the security operatives to oppress the opposition.

He said: “Instead of bringing change as they promised, things are getting worse. They have introduced extreme fraud in the country, especially denying the people their mandate.

“2019, they will not succeed. As far as pee are concerned, we have no senator in Rivers East. The man going there has no capacity to represent us. All of us should be ready. We should be praying to God, but ready to fight”.

The governor ordered his followers to not be afraid of the police and the army in the defence of their mandate in 2019.

“Nobody should be afraid of the Police or Army, because liberty comes with a price. They have nothing to campaign with outside the use of security. I am ready to place myself on line, nobody will take Rivers state," he said.

Meanwhile, the Rivers state chapter of the APC said it has taken note of the threats of Nyesom Wike, governor of the state.

The APC spokesperson in the state, Chris Finebone said: “Rivers people and Nigerians are fed up with the governor’s antics of praising the judiciary when judgements favour his interest and lampooning the judiciary when otherwise happens.

“The APC has taken notice of his subtle threat of violence come 2019. We can only remind him that 2019 won’t be 2015. Never. A word is enough for the wise, they say.”

Philipconcept Blog's earlier reported that the APC in Rivers state reacted to an allegation by Governor Wike that the party played politics during the visit of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

Osinbajo visited Rivers state on Thursday, July 27, and inaugurated a fertiliser plant built by Indorama Eleme Petrochemical Limited and two other projects by the state government.

Wike, however insisted that the Rivers APC prevented Osinbajo from inaugurating the remaining projects executed by his administration and even tried to prevent him (Osinbajo) from coming.

The governor said he wondered why the APC leadership would discourage the Acting President from inaugurating other projects in the state.