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Following a debate challenge thrown by Former minister of Education, Nyesom Wike to Governor Rotimi Amaechi, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has offered to provide a platform for the debate should the Governor dare accept the challenge.
According to THIS DAY, CLO in a statement issued on Tuesday in Port Harcourt said, "Following the challenge thrown last Saturday to the federal government and the PDP in Rivers State by Amaechi for an integrity test and the challenge thrown back to the governor by the former Minister of State for Education, Wike, for a public debate on corruption, the CLO in Rivers State offers its platform for the said debate which has become mandatory giving its expected impact on our people and the political rights and future of our land.
"|The said public debate has become necessary given that both parties have consistently asked for the opportunity, considering the fact the public has been inundated with allegations and counter allegations of corruption and embezzlement of public funds and abuse of office with claims on both sides of documentary evidence”.
"The current politics in Rivers State in the face of an upcoming elections will be more competitive as to who leads us next if the truth behind the outgoing administrations both at the state and the federal viz a viz transparency and accountability is well laid so that the innocent electorate will properly employ their stakes in the polity and position themselves on how to put incoming administrations to task for maximum performance.
"The media and the security agencies are hereby put on notice about our offer to provide a platform for a public debate for Amaechi and the former Minister of State for Education, Wike, following their request", the statement added.
#Amaechi #Wike
According to THIS DAY, CLO in a statement issued on Tuesday in Port Harcourt said, "Following the challenge thrown last Saturday to the federal government and the PDP in Rivers State by Amaechi for an integrity test and the challenge thrown back to the governor by the former Minister of State for Education, Wike, for a public debate on corruption, the CLO in Rivers State offers its platform for the said debate which has become mandatory giving its expected impact on our people and the political rights and future of our land.
"|The said public debate has become necessary given that both parties have consistently asked for the opportunity, considering the fact the public has been inundated with allegations and counter allegations of corruption and embezzlement of public funds and abuse of office with claims on both sides of documentary evidence”.
"The current politics in Rivers State in the face of an upcoming elections will be more competitive as to who leads us next if the truth behind the outgoing administrations both at the state and the federal viz a viz transparency and accountability is well laid so that the innocent electorate will properly employ their stakes in the polity and position themselves on how to put incoming administrations to task for maximum performance.
"The media and the security agencies are hereby put on notice about our offer to provide a platform for a public debate for Amaechi and the former Minister of State for Education, Wike, following their request", the statement added.
#Amaechi #Wike