ACN Blasts Rivers PDP Over Assembly Crisis

The Rivers State Chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has unequivocally condemned what it described as the recent undemocratic and dishonourable show of shame exhibited by five members of the Rivers State House of Assembly in their attempt to impeach the Speaker, Rt Hon Otelemaba Amachree.
The ACN in a statement on Friday criticized the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State for instigating lawlessness in the state.
It regretted that the PDP which is supposed to protect and defend the tenets of democracy could resort to violence.
The statement signed by the Acting Publicity Secretary, Mr Oyagiri Chime Emele regretted that PDP lawmakers desecrated the hallowed chamber of the Assembly by turning it into a motor garage.
The party said “this craze for power by all means” exhibited by five members of the Assembly who are also members of the PDP has led to the break down of law and order in the Assembly and in the entire state.
The ACN warned that unless the activities of “these over ambitious politicians who want to take power by all means are checked, danger looms for the state and democracy”.
“We are aware that this is a prelude to what will be seen come 2015 general elections in the state”, it said.
The party called on all lovers of democracy to rise and defend our democracy and hailed the intervention of the National Assembly to avert further breakdown of law and order in the state.