Barely 12 hours after the Bayelsa State
government said it has put the former Special
Adviser on Security Matters to former Governor
Timipre Sylva and the interim chairman of the
new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) in the
state, Chief Richard Perekeme Kpodoh under
security watch, the State police command has
declared him wanted.
The government in a statement signed by the
Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa State
Governor, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said
that
the government has directed relevant security
agencies to take appropriate action.
But Kpodo has said that the action of the
government was “intellectually juvenile” and
police being a ready tool in the hand of an
increasingly intolerant government.
Iworiso-Markson stated that some statements
credited to the former special adviser as a
threat to the existing peace and tranquillity in
the State, adding that if not nipped in the bud,
was capable of plunging the state into chaos.
The statement reads in part, “Mr. Kpodoh had in
the last couple of days vigorously pursued his
inordinate plans by dishing out deliberate
falsehood about the Federal and State
Governments with a view to creating a state of
insecurity and disaffection, using the platform
of the so called new PDP, ostensibly to
destabilise the home base of Mr. President.
“Government wishes to remind Bayelsans of the
antecedents of Mr. Kpodoh and warn vulnerable
youths as well as the unsuspecting public to be
mindful of this group of disgruntled persons,
who are only out to mislead and misinform
them as part of their grand design to achieve
their selfish motives.
“Piqued by the fact that, the current
administration has achieved so much within so
short a time, what they couldn’t achieve in five
years, they have resorted to deliberate
blackmail and propaganda.
“As a responsible Government with a clear
mandate to provide adequate security for its
citizens, this administration will not hesitate to
deal decisively with any individual or group, no
matter their status, that decides to take
advantage of the existing peaceful and convivial
atmosphere in the State.
“In view of the foregoing, Government wishes to
advise law abiding Bayelsans to be wary of the
antics of these mischief makers, who are clearly
out to use them to attract undue recognition.
This Government has a clear vision and cannot
be blackmailed by anybody or group all in the
name of playing politics.
“Members of the public are therefore, advised to
go about their normal duties, as Government is
prepared more than ever before to protect lives
and property of the citizens. “Government also
wishes to warn that it will spare no effort at
ensuring that anyone found wanting is made to
face the full wrath of the law
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