Farah Dogogo, the House of Representatives member representing the Degema/Bonny constituency has denied claims by Governor Nyesom Wike that he sent thugs to disrupt the screening exercise of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP
Wike had in a statement credited by his Special Assistant on Media, Mr Kelvin Ebiri directed Dagogo be arrested for recruiting cultists to disrupt the screening exercise organized by the PDP for National and State Assembly aspirants.
Dagogo in a statement by Ibrahim Lawal, his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity said he is not a cultist and did not send anyone to disrupt the screening exercise.
Dagogo said he was never at the Party Secretariat where the screening process took place, adding that he is a Governorship aspirant and not a National or State Assembly aspirant.
“The Governor has taken the decision to credit Hon. Dagogo as a sponsor of Cultists in order to stop the screening of Hon. Doctor Farah Dagogo is scheduled for tomorrow, May 27/04/2022, for the Governorship position of Rivers State.
“That the directives for the arrest of Hon. Dagogo violates the spirits of Section 14 and 33 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (As Amended).
“That the Inspector General of Police should direct the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State not to heed to the directives of the Governor in this circumstance. If the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State considers it incumbent to invite Hon. Doctor Farah Dagogo, he is willing to make himself available on the receipt of an official invite from the police after tomorrow’s screening and not before.
“Hon. Doctor Farah Dagogo is a respectable and law-abiding Federal Lawmaker representing the people of Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives
“The National Chairman of the PDP is invited to urgently investigate the matters.
“Civil Society Organizations are urged to protect democracy in Nigeria”.
