Wike: Emergency rule in Rivers? No way

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State said on Sunday that
the plot of some people to create crisis and force the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the South-South state will not work.
“Such a ploy will not work because PDP is more popular in Rivers State than any other party”, he said.
The governor also declared that the PDP would win Saturday’s elections “because we prepared for the exercise”.
Wike told newsmen in Port Harcourt that when the elections of the legislators were annulled in December, the party commenced preparations for re-run.
He said that the party began campaigns and started working hard to win the elections because it was on ground.
The governor confirmed that the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief Kenneth Kobani, and a Special Assistant, Mr Cyril Wite, were arrested by the Army.
Wike said that the government officials wanted to ensure that election materials were moved to polling units when they were arrested.
He said that it would be difficult to rig elections in the state because the people would resist the attempt.
According to him, when somebody is not popular and attempts to rig the election, the people will say no to such move.
He urged the media not to be emotional or sentimental while reporting events in the state, because such stories created a wrong impression.