Polls: Police Ag IG, Wike, Amaechi meet over Rivers crisis

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Ag IG Ibrahim Idris, Mr  Dakuku Peterside, DG NIMASA, Mr Chibuike Amaechi, Minister of Transport, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and DG, Department of State Service, Mr. Musa Daura, exchanging pleasantries before the meeting.


(Nigeria) Determined to guarantee a violent-free and credible re-run senatorial/House of Representative elections in Rivers State, a crucial meeting to chart the path to peace in Rivers State before, during and after the re-run elections in the state was held yesterday in Abuja,  between the Inspector-General of Police, Ag. IG Ibrahim Idris and the Director-General of Department of State Services, DSS, Alh. Musa Daura.
The two major players in the politic of Rivers State, Mr. Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State and  Minister of Transport, Mr Chibuike Amaechi were in attendance.
The meeting deliberated on the overall need to have peaceful, free and fair election devoid of violence which was the hallmark of the previous elections in the state.
Governor Wike and Amaechi resolved to be irrevocably committed to lasting peace and vouched to play the game by the rules in the forthcoming re-run elections in the state.
They also agreed to prevail on their teaming supporters to adhere to their commitment to peace and security in the state.
In addition, the two major stakeholders agreed to convene another meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State aimed at further solidifying the commitment to peace reached in the meeting, which is a prelude to the roadmap that will usher a permanent and lasting peace in Rivers State.

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