Former law maker Peterside blast Wike over Dagogo's arrest issued a 48 hour ultimatum to release him~details below

 Controversy looms at the Rivers State government house between Governor Nyesom Wike and Dakuku Peterside following the detention of Farah Dagogo where several controversial statements was thrown at each other.

 Dr Dakuku Peterside was a former member of House of Representatives in Rivers State, the former law maker has issued a 48-hours ultimatum to Governor Nyesom Wike to circumspectly release the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant, Farah Dagogo, from detention.

Mean while, the ultimatum was issued shortly as the Special Assistant on Media to Dagogo, Ibrahim Lawal, alleged that Wike ‘s Camp Commandant , Efeturi Irikefe, attempted shooting at Farah Dagogo inside the vehicle conveying him to their destination after he was picked by the police at the party’s state secretariat on April 28.

Mr Lawal disclosed this to newsmen, the previous day in Port Harcourt, stating that Dagogo’s life is still in serious danger and that Wike and his aides should be held responsible if anything happened to the member representing Degema/Bonny Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives.

The former PDP governorship aspirant Dagogo was picked by the police while undergoing screening for the 2023 guber race in the state, a day after Wike declared him wanted for allegedly sponsoring cultists to disrupt screening activities at the party secretariat.

He was however, later arraigned in a Port Harcourt Magistrates’ Court on two count charges of conspiracy to commit felony and to cause breach of peace and instigate members of secret cult to disrupt the screening process, an allegation Dagogo has since denied through his media aide.

But Peterside argued, in a statement during the weekend that, Dagogo’s arrest had no locus standi in any known Nigerian law or statute, including the Miscellaneous Offences Act, and described Wike as a neo-fascist and dictator desperate to gag free speech and democratic rights of Rivers citizens.

The former law maker therefore challenged the governor to justify his reasons for the arrest of the lawmaker other than his quest to remain a political alpha and omega, who would not tolerate any fair contest.

Kelvin Ebiri the Special Assistant to Wike on media,  could  not  be reached  for comments  but a statement  issued  at the  weekend  by him stated that while political actors had the right to express their discontent through various lawful channels, engaging in any form of violent protests, particularly usage of cultists  to undermine the rule of law will never be condoned by the state government.