President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Police and other security agencies to vacate the secretariats of local government councils in Rivers State.
Following the presence of the police and other security operatives who sealed up all the local government secretariats in Rivers State, President Buhari has ordered the immediate vacation of the police.
According to the Senior Special Assistant on Media to the President, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari has made it clear that he won't stop the execution of a court judgment.
Shehu, who spoke with The Nation correspondent , said : “ It is very clear from the view of the President that the judgment on the sack of the local government chairmen in Rivers State must be respected .
“ The President made it clear that he cannot stop the judgment unless it is set aside by the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court.
“ In fact, the President has asked the police and security agencies why they did not enforce the court order . They said they were only at the local government secretariats to secure these public institutions because they had information that there might be backlash .
“ So, there was no question of impunity by the President in Rivers State. The attack against the President was unfair by those behind it."
It is now gathered that following the presidential directive, it was learnt that the police withdrew from the secretariats.