By Sola Adeyemi
Mr. Peter Obi Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP) has expressed disappointment with the developments in last Saturday’s gubernatorial and state assembly elections, especially in Rivers state; describing the situation as shameful.
Obi wondered why the All Progressives Congress (APC) government had become so shameless in their desperation that, they are now rigging with impunity.
He made a clarion call to the international community to take note of the oppression going on in Nigeria.
In a strong-worded statement issued on Tuesday night, he condemned that the militarization of the election to the extent of carrying collation center to a military location and denying international observers access.
He lamented the needless involvement of the military in the elections, which he said had aggravated the situation in Rivers state and wondered why the undue interest in Rivers, a well known PDP strongholds.
He said that the Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike should be the last to face this type of harassment given his popularity among his people.
The former governor called on all reasonable persons within and outside the country who desire the growth and sustenance of democracy in this part of the world should rise up and condemn what is going on in Rivers state.
“Any reasonable person should know that Gov Wike is the last person to be harassed, knowing what he has put in just in four years in the delivery of democracy dividends,” Obi concluded.