Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has stated that his government would not succumb to pressure from criminals to lift the curfew imposed in the wake of dastardly attacks on security formations in the state.
According to the governor, the curfew would remain despite sponsored criticisms against it.
Wike spoke at the 60th birthday celebration of the federal lawmaker who represents Rivers South-East senatorial district in the Senate, Senator Barry Barinada Mpigi in Port Harcourt.
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The governor, who reiterated he is not unmindful of the traffic difficulty experienced by the residence of the State, particularly in Port Harcourt and Obio-Akpor councils while trying to beat the 8:30 pm curfew time, argued it was better to suffer inconveniences and be alive.
‘Some criminals who have not been succeeding in kidnapping, have been sending people to go on radio to say the governor should be reasonable, and that they don’t want the curfew again.
‘Criminals are the ones who are doing that. I will not agree. Life and property are important to me. All those criminals who have been sending people to go on the radio that they are suffering and that we should extend the curfew to 12am, to enable them to kidnap people from 7 pm, will not succeed. Don’t waste your time,’ he stated.
Wike explained that the imposition of the curfew was based on security advise by law enforcement agencies, as a precaution to prevent further attacks on security formations in the State.
He enjoined residence and the people of the State to learn how to make sacrifices, suffer the inconveniences of today to achieve a better tomorrow.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
