2019: There Will Be War Against The Opposition If Buhari Contests – Wike

Governor Nyesom Wike, in this interview, speaks on the
December 10 rerun elections in Rivers State.
According to him, the Federal Government invaded the
state with all its might to rig the exercise , leaving
in its trail blood of innocent Nigerians allegedly
murdered by security agencies.
The governor says Nigerians should be
thankful to former President Goodluck
Jonathan for giving the nation free and fair
elections in 2015, adding that with the way
the legislative rerun elections went in Rivers,
Nigerians should expect that the Federal
Government will declare war on opposition
parties in 2019.
After the rerun elections in Rivers State, you
expressed doubt if the nation can have
credible general polls in 2019. Throw more
light on this.
Why I said so is very clear. If you have that kind of
invasion for ordinary legislative rerun elections in Rivers
State on December 10, then I have my fear for 2019.
You saw the kind of invasion we witnessed on
December 10 by security agencies and the Independent
National Electoral Commission, INEC. It is clear that
with what we saw in Rivers, if the President declares
he wants to run in 2019, then we should expect a
tsunami, anybody that does not want it should go away.
Nyesom Wike
There will be fighter jets. The only thing that was not
deployed to the state on December 10 was fighter jet.
We may see that, in 2019, if the President says he
wants to contest the presidential election.
With the kind of invasion we had in the state for the
rerun, if they are having gubernatorial and presidential
elections and, by the grace of God, Mr President
presents himself for the election, I wonder how it
will be. This is why I said anybody thinking of
election in 2019 is wasting his time.
It will be like war. ‘If you don’t agree, we bomb you’.
If you can bring 28,000 policemen, three helicopters,
20 gunboats and then train special military all for
legislative rerun elections in Rivers, then I have my
fear for 2019.
You cannot believe it that that Divisional Police
Officers, DPOs, were all transferred on the eve of the
December 10 elections.
They brought a Special Anti-Robbery Squad from
outside the state. So, you can see what a presidential
election will be like. If a fighter jet does not come out,
then something is wrong. They must bomb everybody
that says no to the presidential aspiration; if you
don’t die before the election, you must die on the day
of the election. This will be the fate of anybody that
does not agree.
I saw it, the kind of conspiracy. Anybody that sees
former President Goodluck Jonathan should say ‘thank
you’ for saving this country. We are busy
congratulating other countries, yet we cannot have
free and fair election in one state where you deployed
big weapons. Let nobody deceive us that INEC is
independent.
A recorded audio where you allegedly
threatened INEC staff over matters of the
rerun is trending on line.
Did I speak to any electoral officer in that recorded
audio? When you look at certain things, you laugh. Did
they say I spoke to an electoral officer or they said I
spoke to a third party, so I know what to answer?
Who can show me where I spoke to any electoral
officer? Tell me. What did I say , what did I threaten?
I never said anything, I never spoke to any electoral
officer. It is unfortunate that this is a cover-up for
the atrocities they committed.
Assuming though not conceding that I threatened an
electoral officer, that if you don’t do the right thing,
this and that will happen, does that give you room to go
and do the kind of things you did? This is what we call
total nonsense. I did not speak to anybody, no
electoral officer can say I spoke to him or her. I never
spoke to anybody. I know a particular online medium
when I was Chief of Staff here. What lies have they
not said about me?
The major thing is that did INEC, police, army
compromise during the elections? Let us all face
the realities and not shadows. The various agencies
compromised their roles during the elections. I can
set up an equipment now and you see what will be
done with voice. What can’t this government do?
I don’t have a Chief Security Officer, CSO. They have
now detained all the policemen that followed me to stop
criminals who wanted to hijack results. Even the police
officer that was caught on video, they have told him
to go. What kind of country is this? The one (police
officer ) caught on camera doing funny things during
the rerun elections, what have they done with him?
You led a protest march calling for the
transfer of two police officers, you wrote to
the Inspector General of Police over the
issue.
It was the entire Rivers people that went on the
protest to the police headquarters. The man (alleged
compromised police officer) has done what they sent
him to do. Having fulfilled that, he should leave us and
then the police should send us those that can protect
lives and property if that is the role of the police. He
(alleged compromised police officer) has delivered for
them; so he should leave us. He has delivered, taken
lives and delivered. Very shameful thing. What we will
continue to do is to allow the public know what is
happening.
Now, nobody is saying we (PDP) are causing trouble.
Tell them (INEC) to show you the server of the
uploaded results on the election, show the voting and
see if APC got up to ten percent. What kind of system
are we operating?
Where have you seen where they move a CSO without
him (a governor ) knowing? My security is God. Look
at what they did, look at the armory they brought into
the state. How can you go into election without
campaigning and expect to win?
They gave to each APC leader ten, fifteen security
operatives. My Secretary to Government had no
security.
You threatened not to fund the police, will it
not worsen insecurity in the state?
It will not. Is it my duty to fund them?
It is the duty of the Federal Government. Let me use
the money and put projects in the state. Do you fund
your enemies? What is the police protecting now in the
state? They did not support the amnesty program by
the state government in the state. It was only the
army that supported the program.
What politician are you if you cannot win assembly
seat in your area? When I campaigned, I told the
people the projects I did and they saw them. What did
you ( APC candidates ) tell them? You told them you
will clean up Ogoni, which day? You took lives to get
one seat. It pains me. It means they just came to
take lives because of one senatorial seat and five
House of Assembly seats. Those of them who caused
the death of the innocent people, God will judge
them.
I have never seen the kind of elections we had
before. 350 security vehicles were sent to the
state. All to come and do their bidding. Now, INEC is
not talking about the deaths because they know what
happened. They are dumb. If it was the other way
round, you would have heard them shouting that the
state is too violent.
No matter how you go and concoct story, those things
are medicine after death. The more you come out with
might to rig elections, the more the people will resist
and it will turn violent.
They wanted to change results in Port Harcourt city
local government. They did it in Ikwerre, chased out
agents. Where have you seen where they collate
results without party agent ?
The rerun elections were a case of David killed Goliath .
I David and the Federal Government was Goliath.
Where do you get money to do what you do?
Projects were highly inflated in the past. Look at the
Sakponwa Road, the bill of quantity they did for
laterite was N14 billion but we are using sharp sand for
N9 billion. Assuming they were to use sharp sand,
what would it have been? People just think
government is a place to siphon money. What would it
have been like if they had brought Julius Berger to do
that road?
My greatest joy is that I am delivering on my campaign
promises.
Within the four years of my administration, my concern
is to turn around the economy of the state. In four
years time, you will see the difference in the state.
Have you been to our Pleasure Park to see what we
are doing there? It is the best in Africa. Go and see
the Akpajo/Elelenwo Road. Look at the way they are
fighting us because they see we are doing well.
While we were doing elections, we were still working.

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