Rivers PDP Seeks Probe Of Group Over Inciting Comments

The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, (PDP) has called on security operatives to investigate the activities of a group, the International Society for Social Justice and Human Rights.
The State PDP Chairman, Felix Obuah made the call in a statement issued by his media aide, Jerry Needam and made available to The Tide in Port Harcourt.
Obuah accused the body of hiding under the civil society to incite the public in a bid to cause a possible breakdown of law and order in the state, even as he alleged that the leader of the group, Omenazu Jackson of being a card carrying member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The statement reads, “the PDP in Rivers State has again raised alarm and wants the security agencies take note of inciting statements to cause breach of the law and order in the state by card carrying members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, under the guise of civil society organizations.
“Thus renewed alarm was against the backdrop of fresh threats by one Jackson Omenazu, a close ally of the Transportation Minister, Rotimi Amaechi and staunch APC member during Monday, March 25, 2019 protest by the so called International Society of Social Justice and ‘Human Rights and Advocate for Justice’ at the office of the Director for State Services (DSS) and the Police in Port Harcourt.
“It is worrisome that this unrepentant penchant to set the state on fire by APC members and surrogates, and more shocking, the effrontery to boast before the security agencies of their intentions yet the law enforcement officers tend to turn deaf ears to such threats,” he said.
The statement recalled that similar alarms over pre-election APC’s songs and beating of war drums to which the PDP also raised alarm but no action was taken. “The result of which were the avoidable killings and destruction of properties of Rivers people in parts of the state during the 2019 general elections.”
“We are calling on the security agencies for the umpteenth time, the PDP noted, that Jackson Omenazu is only fronting for Mr. Amaechi and the APC using the claimed ‘civic society organization’ as an umbrella and should be put under watch.
“Better still, investigated over inciting statements against the peace of the State,” the State PDP chairman said.

Dennis Naku