The Rivers State Governor, Barr. Nyesom Wike, has withdrawn the earlier approval granted to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to use the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium for his presidential campaign rally on February 11th.
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QUEST TIMES earlier reported that Governor Wike had threatened to revoke any permission granted to the PDP presidential campaign to use Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium if entry to the site was attempted outside of the allowed hours.
In a fresh twist, Wike stated “credible intelligence” that suggested the PDP presidential campaign organization was collaborating with an All Progressives Congress (APC) faction in the state infamous for generating mayhem.
The approval was revoked in a letter signed by Barr. Christopher Green, Commissioner for Sports, and delivered to Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, who also serves as Director General of the PDP presidential campaign council.
It reads in part, “Refer to our letter reference no. MOS/C/409/S.49/T/15 of 11th January, 2023 approving the use of the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium for your Presidential Campaign Rally scheduled to hold on the 11th day of February, 2023.
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“Credible intelligence available to the Government of Rivers State and recent developments now show that your Presidential Campaign Organization is working in collaboration and in-cohoots with a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State led by Tonye Patrick Cole and that it is the intention of your Presidential Campaign Organization to accommodate and share the approved facility for your campaign with the said faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“Government records show that the activities of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State have always been marred by violence due largely to irreconcilable internal crises.”