A
police detachment in Port Harcourt has prevented the convoy of the
Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi from using one of the two
entrances to the government house earlier today.
The
governor's convoy was stopped as it made it way to through the Fortes
road entrance by four truck loads of policemen led by several senior
officers.
An argument ensued between the policemen and the governor's aides as they claimed they were acting on orders from above.
The
governor later came down to speak with the police officers who promised
to extract a reversal of the order from their superiors in Abuja.
The
governor's convoy had to wait for 45 minutes before finally detouring
to take the Azikiwe road entrance to to the government house.
When
contacted, the commissioner of police in the state, Mr. Joseph Mbu,
denied knowledge of the incident, but promised to investigate.
Condemning
the alleged action the state Commissioner of Information and
Communications, Mrs Ibim Semenitari said on phone that the governor and
his guests were forced by the Police allegedly on the orders of the
state Police Commissioner, Mr Joseph Mbu to go through the main gate of
the Government House.
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