Rivers State governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has revealed that his administration will use the instrumentality of the law to jail politicians who want to disobey the Executive Orders 21 and 22.

Governor Wike stated this on Wednesday at the inauguration of the Ahoada-Omoku Dual Carriage-way, which held at the Ahoada State School in Ahoada East Local Government Area.

The Executive Orders prohibit political parties, including the ruling PDP in the State, from using public school premises for their political rallies without requisite approval and payment of N5M non-refundable security fee.

The governor noted that some politicians are already boasting that with the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Police on their side, the Executive Orders are inconsequential, and therefore they will disobey them.

Governor Wike dare such politicians to disobey the Executive Orders if they can and see if they will not be jailed.

“I didn’t say nobody should use primary and secondary schools for campaigns. All have said is if you want to use primary and secondary schools for your campaigns, you deposit money.” – he said.

The Rivers State governor added;

“So that when you’ve used the place and spoil anything in the school, government will use the money to repair those things you spoilt and clean up the school. And there are those who say that they would disobey and no person will do anything. If you do disobey, you know where you will be.”

Governor Wike explained that the Executive Orders 21 and 22 seek to regulate the conduct of political activities to curb nuisance and promote public peace.

“Some people put their campaign offices in where people are living. Somebody is coming back to his house, he can’t enter his house. Why, because they are holding political meetings. We say this thing has to be regulated. It has to be in a none residential area. They say they will not, I say you will. If you dare it without approval, you’ll go to jail.” – he said.

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