Okrika Attack Was A Ploy To Blackmail PDP - Bipi

A respected  member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State Mr Evans Bipi , claims that the Okrika attack on the All Progressive Congress (APC) was stage managed in bid to blackmail the PDP.

Bipi representing Ogu/Bolo state constituency in Rivers State House of Assembly, said this on Tuesday, February 17, in Port Harcourt.

The legislator according to Vanguard said: “Let this be a warning to Governor Amaechi and Dakuku to leave the First Lady and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship candidate, Chief Nyesom Wike, and myself, including the PDP, out of their series of stage-managed attacks as their frequent blackmails will always remain dead on arrival.

“The statement credited to Peterside, the governorship flagbearer of APC, along with Governor Amaechi, accusing me of leading gunmen to attack their rally in Okrika on Tuesday, is most unfortunate and above all, the height of irresponsibility on their part and the APC. I was outside the state when the report of the ugly incident got to me.”

Bipi threatened to drag the governor and Peterside to court for linking him with the ugly incident of Tuesday, adding that their allegation was the height of irresponsibility.

It would be recalled that following yesterday’s attack in Okrika, Governor Rotimi Amaechi accused the wife of the president, Patience Jonathan of sponsoring the violence that disrupted the APC rally.