Amaechi stated this yesterday when the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, Mr. Dan Bature, in company with the outgoing Commissioner of Police and newly promoted Assistant Inspector General of Police, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin and other top police officers paid him a courtesy visit at Government House in Port Harcourt.
Amaechi alleged that the former police boss in the state deviated from his professional role of protecting lives and property by serving politicians of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
His words: “Unlike Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu, who clearly showed us that he was a registered member of PDP, in your own case (Ogunsakin), you know that, we had disagreement, but you realised your responsibility to ensure the security of lives and property as the paramount responsibility of the Nigeria Police.
“ It is important you keep that peace, and I wish to thank you for that peace. I am also sure, Rivers people are happy about that. The way Mr. Mbu was going, Rivers economy would have collapsed completely.
“Fortunately for us, they took him away and brought you (Ogunsakin) and you restored calm. You tried to create a platform for all parties to have access to reach you. And as you go, please, go with that same spirit.
“The police in Rivers State should discharge their responsibility as it concerns the protection of lives and property.
“Let me welcome the new Commissioner of Police and say that, if the Federal Government refuses, I will repeat what I said, when I was sworn in as governor in 2007, I said, if the Federal Government refuses to provide legitimate source of livelihood for Nigerians in our state, Nigerians will provide for themselves illegitimate source of livelihood. And that includes kidnapping, robbery, stealing by people who will hire or provide police or military uniforms. And that illegitimate source of livelihood becomes its own economy which automatically frightens the legitimate economy,” he said.
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