The Rivers State Chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has vowed to resist plans by the state government to clampdown on opposition political parties and politicians in the state.
The party made the declaration in a press statement signed by its publicity secretary , Jerry Needam.
The ACN was reacting to a meeting in government house, Port Harcourt on January 9, 2013, where PDP local government chairmen and their Deputies were ordered to arrest anybody holding any kind of political meetings in their respective local government areas and charge such persons to court for cult activity.
Needam said: “The 1999 constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria as amended guarantees freedom of speech, expression, meeting, gathering and/or assemblage.”
“The ACN vows to resist any attempt by the Rivers State government to put fear into opposition parties and politicians who have refused to join them to steal tax payers’ money”
“No amount of intimidation, harassment and threats shall hinder opposition political parties, politicians and well-meaning people of Rivers State from exposing massive corruption that has become the tradition in all local government councils, ministries and agencies of the Amaechi administration”. ACN vowed.
The ACN describes as anti-people, undemocratic, provocative and attempt to stir crisis in the state by the Rivers State government to have banned political meetings and gatherings in the state.
The party urges Governor Amaechi to have a rethink over the selfish and unpopular policy, declaring “We shall resist the attempt to gag us with the last drop of our blood. We cannot be fooled again. If you like, build more prison yards, we don’t bother”ACN tells Amaechi.
