The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State has alleged that governor of the State, Nyesom Wike was involved  in an alleged arms build-up ahead of the legislative rerun in the state.

National Secretary of the party, Mai Mala Buni in a statement on Tuesday said there were reports that Wike was involved in it.

The APC also debunked allegations that the party was planning to assassinate the governor.

The statement partly read, “The report by the Rivers State government and the Peoples Democratic Party alleging the withdrawal of Wike’s security aides and an assassination threat on the governor is a hoax meant to deflect attention from the reports of an arms build-up and other sinister plots the Wike-led PDP administration plans to execute on election day.

“Nobody is after Wike. The governor and the PDP’s diversionary and false alarm is hinged on the reality that they will lose the legislative rerun elections once security is tightened in Rivers State.”

It also said, “Again, the PDP and the Rivers State governor are haunted by their horrible past misdeeds. Nigerians recall how Wike, then a PDP minister, used federal institutions to harass, intimidate and threaten the life of perceived political enemies, particularly Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, who was then governor of Rivers State.

“Under Wike’s watch, political thugs and criminal gangs have continued to kill and maim APC members and innocent citizens in Rivers State.”

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