Thursday, March 24, 2016
Read the press statement below...
Rivers State Government will immortalise Mr Samuel Okonta, the Corps Member who lost his life during the rerun legislative elections in the State, Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has announced. He also declared that the State Government will provide all necessary assistance for the police to investigate the killing of the corps member, with a view to identifying those responsible and prosecuting them.
Speaking at the Rivers
State National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Headquarters in Port
Harcourt on Wednesday, Governor Wike also announced an increment
in the montly allowance of corps members serving outside Port
Harcourt from N10, 000 to N15000. He also increased the state monthly
allowance of corps members serving in Port Harcourt from N5000 to
N10000.
He expressed sadness
that the corps member died serving the nation. He said that the Rivers
State Government will take care of the family of the late corps
member.
Governor Wike noted that the death is
even more painful because the corps member was an orphan who suffered
through schooling and was on the verge of being of help to his
immediate family.
He said: "The death of this
corps member is unfortunate and condemnable. I urge the Police to
thoroughly investigate the crime. The outcome of the investigation
should be made public so that those involved are prosecuted. The
killing of this corps member must not be swept under the carpet.
"I
call for post mortem on the corpse of the corps member so that we can
ascertain the type of bullet and type of gun that killed him. The
post mortem will also determine who bears that type of gun that killed
the corps member ".
The governor said his
administration will also take measures to improve security in the
state. He said that steps will be taken to ensure that the incident
does not reoccur.
He also commiserated with the Department of State Services , over the death of their
State
Coordinator of the NYSC, Mrs Ngozi Nwatarali commended the governor
for commiserating with the NYSC at its moment of grief. She appealed
for greater protection for corps members during elections.
Responding
on behalf of the family, Alex Edeabeatu thanked the Governor for
his gesture. He said that the late corps member was a shining
light.
Simeon Nwakaudu,
Special Assistant to the Rivers State Governor, Electronic Media.
23rd March, 2016.
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