Amaechi had a chance of seeing his arch political enemy in Rivers state face to face at a police station after the arrest of an election officer for allegedly engaging in a malpractice.
Peterside Dakuku at the Mile 1 police station
An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mrs. Ekwi Adebisa who was declared missing yesterday was found in the police custody on Sunday according to the Vanguard.
Adebisa who was the Collation Officer of Port Harcourt Local Government Area (PHALGA) , Ward 10, was alleged to have been arrested by the police and taken to Mile 1 police station in Port Harcourt.
The arrested INEC officer, Mrs Ekwi Adebisa ( in black cap) being escorted by the police at Mile 1 Police Station, Port-Harcourt Rivers State. Reacting to the arrest, the state government have accused the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi of hiring the INEC officer with a plan to truncate result of the election.
Rivers governor, Nyesom Wike at the Mile police station “Immediately Governor Wike and PDP leaders arrived the station, more than 400 soldiers stormed the station alongside Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and the NIMASSA Director General, Dakuku Peterside arrived the station and directed that the Mrs Ekwi Adebisa be released to them.”
According to reports the arrested electoral officer was later conveyed to an unknown destination by the police.