Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers State, has actually released a 48-hour final notice to the chairmen of the 23 Local Government Areas to expose all prohibited refineries and their operators within their jurisdiction or resign.

Wike exposed that the Divisional Police Officer in the Emohua Local Government Area operated an illegal refinery in the area up until he was transferred by the Force.

The governor gave the chairmen the warning on Friday throughout a conference with the council chairmen and heads of the Nigerian Army, Nigerian Air force, Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Police, the Directorate of State Service and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps at the Government House.

Wike challenged the council chairmen to prove they were not complicit in the corrupt endeavors that had persistently threatened the health of Rivers people and the national economy.

The Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Kelvin Ebiri, validated the governor’s meeting in a declaration launched to reporters in Port Harcourt.

The governor stated, “Now, every council chairman need to go and determine where illegal refineries are occurring. You get N2million if you identify one. Go and recognize as many as you can.

“I will pay N2million for each one. And I am going to combat versus this. Our people are passing away and we owe our individuals the duty to protect them, to save them from death they never caused.

“So, you must, and you’re provided 48 hours to go and determine all illegal refineries websites, and those who are in charge of them.”

The guv emphasised that any of the council chairmen who was afraid to participate the battle against the bad guys operating the unlawful refineries need to be prepared to resign.

The governor urged the State Police Commissioner, Eboka Friday, to redeploy out of the state a specific DPO in Emohua Local Government Area operating an unlawful refinery in the location.

“It’s regrettable for this nation how security individuals will be involved in unlawful bunkering. I can’t think it. Mr. CP, I thank you for transferring the DPO in Rumuji, who owns a refinery. But the man needs to leave here, not transferred. He needs to leave this state.

“I can’t be governor here and security guy owns a prohibited refinery. No, it is not possible … the male has to go. Take him to any place they allow bunkering,” Wike mentioned.

The governor even more advised Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Rivers State command, to right away move its personnel in charge of vandalisation of pipelines in the state.

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