following the crisis that broke out during the
APC governorship rally in Okrika, Rivers state
last week, the people of Okrika have decided
that there will be no more political rallies in their
village.
According to Daily Independent, the ex militant
said this after a stakeholders meeting with the
people of Okrika yesterday February 24th.
"The people of Okrika have spoken and I
am in support of the position that they
have taken. My people have spoken: no
more political rallies in Okrika. I am in
support of their decision. Who am I to say
no? You want them to kill me?
When the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP)
held their rally there was no problem. But
there was violence when the All
Progressives Congress (APC) staged their
rally in Okrika; there was violence and
people were injured and property
destroyed. A police man we were told was
unfortunately killed. So, PDP and APC,
there will be no more rallies in Okrika. We
don’t want violence in Okrika anymore. The
people of Okrika want to preserve the
exiting peace in Okrika. We don’t want any
violence in Okrika. We no longer want any
trouble in Okrika. My advice to the youths
is to resist the temptation of being lured
by politicians to perpetrate violence.
Politicians are like that; they will use you
and dump you. Any youth that allows
himself to be used for violence in Okrika is
on his own. Politicians will use you and
dump you when you are in trouble. I am
warning our youths to stay out of violence
because at the end of the day nobody will
be there for them” he said.
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