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Nigerians should fight for me – Amaechi

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Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has enjoined the people of the state and Nigerians to fight for him and defend the mandate he holds in trust for them.

The governor was reacting to the roadblock mounted on Thursday by the police on Forces Avenue, a driveway that leads to the Government House, Port Harcourt, the state capital.

Amaechi had on Thursday, accused the Presidency of culpability in the incident, declaring that his life was no longer safe.

Speaking yesterday through the State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, the governor wondered why the police would display such impunity against him as a person and his office.

“We have said with the situation on ground, it is better to go to Nigerians, especially the people of Rivers to fight for us and defend the mandate of the governor, he said.

“We know that the people of Rivers State and Nigerians in general will not disappoint us and that is one of the reasons why we have continued in our development strides in the state.”

Amaechi said in a situation where the police had decided to work against him and threaten the authority given to him by the people, only the electorate could now defend him from powers that be.

The development generated widespread condemnation from Nigerians, with the Abubakar Kawu Baraje faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, calling for the sack of Nigeria’s head of Police, Mohammed Abubakar.