Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has revealed the reason he closed down the campaign office of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP, Atiku Abubakar, in Port Harcourt.
The Informant247 earlier reported that the Governor has closed down the presidential campaign office of the Atiku/Okowa in the state.
The Governor revealed that the presidential campaign office was closed down because the people involved did not seek the approval of the state government.
Wike said, “A few days ago, Maeba and Abiye went to Igboukwu Street, D-Line (Port Harcourt) without the approval of the government to site a political office.
“We are talking about Executive Orders 21 and 22 that have now been taken over by the law passed by the State House of Assembly. We did not send the chairman of Port Harcourt council to go and bring it (the building) down. We have the power.”
The Informant247 recalls that the governor had a few weeks ago issued and signed Executive Order 22 prohibiting the site of campaign offices in residential places without the approval of the state government.
The party’s presidential campaign council in the state said it had sent its application for the approval to the state government but has not got any response for weeks.
The group, has frowned at the “act because it rubs off on our fundamental right to free expression of interest.”