Traditional rulers in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers state have vowed to banish any son or daughter of the area who perpetuates political violence during the election period.
This is coming days after presidential and national assembly elections were cancelled in the entire local government due to violence that marred the process.
The Amamnyanabo-in-council during a meeting on Wednesday, read riot acts to politicians from the two dominant political parties, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the All Progressives Congress, APC, who hail from the area.
The subsequently barred every form of thuggery in the area.
JOINT MEETING OF AMANYANABO-IN-COUNCIL, TITTLE CITIZENS’ AND POLITICAL STAKEHOLDERS, AT THE KING PEREKULE PALACE HALL, BONNY.
HELD ON WEDNESDAY 27TH FEBRUARY, 2019
AN UNDERTAKING
Sequel to the breach of peace that occurred on Saturday the 23rd of February, 2019 that led to the cancellation of elections in Bonny and the attendant hardship and disenfranchisement of the Bonny people in the Presidential and National Assembly Elections, Amanyanabo-In-Council has called on the political parties and political stakeholders to undertake as follows:
1. That no political party or its Representatives shall take actions that would be detrimental to the interest Bonny Kingdom.
2. That no political party or its Representatives shall engage in any act of thuggery or sponsorship of same in the bid to have an advantage in the elections in Bonny Kingdom.
3. That all political matters must remain shall not extend to individual rights to a brotherly relationship.
4. That no political party or its Representative shall use State Security apparatus to intimidate, harass or destroy the peace in the bonny Kingdom in the bid to have an advantage to the detriment of the Kingdom.
5. That all political stakeholders shall put the interest of Bonny first in all political decisions and actions.
6. That in the event of the disregard or flaunting of this peace undertaking recourse shall be made to His Majesty for sanctions against any individual or political stakeholder not withstanding his/her position.
7. Any tittle citizen found to have flaunted this undertaken shall after investigation be decisively sanctioned.
This peace undertaking is made this 27th Day of February 2019 under the sign and seal of Amanyanabo-In-Council.
Signed and sealed by Bonny Political Parties and Stake Holders
PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY (PDP) BONNY
1. Hon. Amasenibo Rodaford LongJohn
2. Hon. Amasenibo Simon Hart
3. Hon. Amaopusenibo Randoph Brown
4. Hon. Amasenibo Abinye B. Pepple
5. Hon. David Rogers Irimagha
6. Hon. Amaopuorubo Toru Ofili
7. Hon. AMB. Charles Tonye Jumbo
8. AMB. Vitoria Allison
9. Madam Lali Green
10. Hon. Isobonye Tobin
ALL PROGRESSIVE CONGRESS (APC) BONNY
1. Amasenibo Israel Waribo Pepple
2. Hon. George Tolofari
3. Amasenibo Edward E. Pepple
4. Hon. Omuso Abbey
5. Amaopusenibo Fubara K. Hart
6. Mrs Dabota Jumbo
7. Hon. Henry Halliday
8. Amaopusenibo Nelson Ben-Irimagha
9. Hon. Adesigha Halliday
10. Adolf Ransom Pepple
SE-ALABO, AMB. Dagogo Claud Wilcox, FSS, psc, JP, MON
Chairman, Bonny Chiefs’ Council.
SE-ALABO, Arthur Wellie-Pepple, PhD, FCAI, Msonta, AAGDD
Secretary Bonny Chiefs’ Council.
Amaopusenibo Sir Fred S. Pepple
Gen. Secretary, Tittle Citizens’ Assembly.
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