Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has alleged that the federal government is plotting to set him up for arms trafficking.<\/p>\n
Speaking on Sunday during a thanksgiving service in honour of Azubuike Nmerukini, chairman of the state local government service commission, the governor claimed that the All Progressive Congress (APC) is in talks with a Lebanese national who has been asked to say that Wike paid him to acquire ammunition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe federal government has arranged with a Lebanese to say that I told him to buy arms for the purpose of the forthcoming elections,\u201d Wike said.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI am not close to any Lebanese, let alone give money to anyone to buy arms for elections. We have dutifully served our people and we don\u2019t need to purchase arms for elections.<\/p>\n \u201cIf elections are held 20,000 times, we will win because our projects have positively impacted the lives of our people.\u201d<\/p>\n Wike said as part of their plot, government is scheming to foment crisis in the Rivers state through rigging so that the state\u2019s elections would be postponed in 2019.<\/p>\n \u201cThey plan to cause so much crisis in the state so that Rivers election is held on a separate date. Their plot will fail. Rivers election will hold same day with that of other states,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n According to him, most of the kidnappings and armed robbery in the state are masterminded by SARS operatives under the leadership of Akin Fakorede, SARS commander, who controls an eight-man gang\u201d.<\/p>\n Wike said that he is alerting Nigerians because the police high command will \u201csweep the matter under the carpet.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike has alleged that the federal government is plotting to set him up for arms trafficking. Speaking on Sunday during a thanksgiving service in honour of…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":302,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[611,9914],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/nyesom-wike.jpg?fit=620%2C400&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":113375,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/the-army-is-plotting-to-cause-a-crisis-in-rivers-state-gov-wike-alleges\/","url_meta":{"origin":51590,"position":0},"title":"‘The Army is plotting to cause a crisis in Rivers State’ – Gov Wike alleges","author":"Igbokwe John","date":"February 28, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has alleged that the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has concluded plans to disrupt the March 9, 2019 Governorship and State Assembly elections in the state. \u00a0 Governor Wike while addressing journalists in Port Harcourt said there are plans to stir violence in some\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Nyesome Wike, COVID-19, Rivers state, Easter Celebration,","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nyesome-Wike-Army-Rivers-state-Vote-Buying.jpg?fit=700%2C394&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nyesome-Wike-Army-Rivers-state-Vote-Buying.jpg?fit=700%2C394&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nyesome-Wike-Army-Rivers-state-Vote-Buying.jpg?fit=700%2C394&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Nyesome-Wike-Army-Rivers-state-Vote-Buying.jpg?fit=700%2C394&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":173147,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/will-gov-wike-agree-to-team-up-with-tinubu\/","url_meta":{"origin":51590,"position":1},"title":"Will Gov. WIKE Agree To Team Up With TINUBU?","author":"City People","date":"June 27, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"That is the big question that many political analysts are asking. This is because since the PDP presidential flagbearer Alhaji Atiku Abubakar picked Gov. Okowa as his running mate, tongues have been wagging that Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike who was earlier tipped to run with Atiku has been very angry.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/How-Gov.-WIKE-Plans-To-Defeat-ATIKU-At-The-Primaries-1-e1646830304575.jpg?fit=900%2C1008&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/How-Gov.-WIKE-Plans-To-Defeat-ATIKU-At-The-Primaries-1-e1646830304575.jpg?fit=900%2C1008&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/How-Gov.-WIKE-Plans-To-Defeat-ATIKU-At-The-Primaries-1-e1646830304575.jpg?fit=900%2C1008&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/How-Gov.-WIKE-Plans-To-Defeat-ATIKU-At-The-Primaries-1-e1646830304575.jpg?fit=900%2C1008&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":137160,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/fg-is-politicising-coronavirus-relief-funds-gov-wike\/","url_meta":{"origin":51590,"position":2},"title":"FG Is Politicising Coronavirus Relief Funds – Gov Wike","author":"Damilare Salami","date":"April 6, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, says while the federal government approved N10 billion for Lagos, his state is yet to receive any monetary support from the federal government for the fight against coronavirus. Writing via his Twitter handle, Wike accused the government of politicising efforts to fight the disease. While\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Lockdown, COVID-19, Coronavirus, NCDC, Nigeria,","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/covid-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C540&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/covid-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C540&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/covid-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C540&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/covid-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C540&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/covid-2.jpg?fit=1080%2C540&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":112392,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/inec-is-working-for-pdp-in-rivers-state-amaechi-declares\/","url_meta":{"origin":51590,"position":3},"title":"INEC is working for PDP in Rivers State – Amaechi declares","author":"Igbokwe John","date":"February 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The Nigeria\u2019s Transportation Minister, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is working for the People\u2019s Democratic Party\u2019s interest in the 2019 polls in Rivers. He spoke with select journalists in his country home in Port Harcourt on Thursday in reaction to Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers\u2019\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Rotimi Amaechi, FG, Transportation Minister,","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rotimi-Amaechi-3.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rotimi-Amaechi-3.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rotimi-Amaechi-3.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Rotimi-Amaechi-3.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":177576,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/how-tinubu-plans-to-beat-atiku-in-rivers-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":51590,"position":4},"title":"How TINUBU Plans To Beat ATIKU In Rivers","author":"Emeka Amaefula","date":"November 5, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"It is no longer news that Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, is having a running battle with the incumbent governor of Rivers State who was his rival in the party\u2019s presidential primaries conducted in 2022. But, the defeat of the Rivers State governor and his reaction\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/How-TINUBU-Plans-To-Beat-ATIKU-In-Rivers-1.jpg?fit=680%2C980&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/How-TINUBU-Plans-To-Beat-ATIKU-In-Rivers-1.jpg?fit=680%2C980&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/How-TINUBU-Plans-To-Beat-ATIKU-In-Rivers-1.jpg?fit=680%2C980&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":170044,"url":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/atikus-man-farah-dagogo-set-to-battle-gov-wike\/","url_meta":{"origin":51590,"position":5},"title":"ATIKU’s Man, FARAH DAGOGO Set To Battle Gov. WIKE","author":"Emeka Amaefula","date":"April 5, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\u2022Picks RIVERS PDP Governorship Form \u2022Dares Gov. WIKE's Endorsement The silence that had greeted the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Rivers State chapter\u2019s political Office seekers had been broken with the action of Dr Farah Dagogo a serving Member, of the Federal House of Representatives and former second in command of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Politics"","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/news\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/ATIKUs-Man-FARAH-DAGOGO-Set-To-Battle-Gov.-WIKE-1.jpg?fit=520%2C744&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51590"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51590"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51591,"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51590\/revisions\/51591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}READ ALSO: DEMOCRACY: LAGOS TO HOLD JUNE 12 LECTURES<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"