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However, he said he will not go into hiding or leave the country as he is being advised by concerned associates, family members and friends to avoid being eliminated.
Reflecting on the preparations for the elections, Amaechi said violence cannot be ruled out, adding that suspected Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) thugs were killing All Progressives Congress (APC) members on daily basis.
He lamented that his security apparatus have been depleted by the Federal Government.
Stressing that the depletion was deliberate, he said: “The Commissioner of Police in Rivers is Nyesom Wike and the Inspector General is the First Lady, Dame Jonathan.”
The governor told reporters in Lagos that he first got wind of the assassination plot on March 14, but he ignored it. He alleged that men of the State Security Services (SSS) have been detailed to assassinate him, with soldiers providing them the shield to carry out the nefarious activity.
Amaechi added that the plot would not prevent him from casting his vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday.
He said: “The President has approved that I should be assassinated. The assasination is to be caried out by the men of the SSS, backed by 30 soldiers. The soldiers are to be led by a major from Odomal. He is from the 82 Division. The plot is to be hatched in my village during the election. Already, my people have reported strange movements of some people in the village. Some people were driving round the village. SSS is asking for military cover, in case they are attacked in the village.
“I know the shooting at Okirika was targetted at me. The Chief of Army Staff and SSS Director, who are from the Southsouth, believe that the second term bid of the President should be a Southsouth agenda.
“People are advising me to travel out of the country. I am being targetted because of my push for change. The President is not too happy. They are conducting polls. But, the actual poll does not favour the President.
The governor added: “I need the President, the IG, the SSS to guarantee my safety. My security has been depleted deliberately as part of the plot to assassinate me. I have asked for security details, but I have been denied.
“I have forwarded petitions to the President and the IG. PDP is desperate to win. That is why they are even asking Directors at the Federal Ministries to mobilise for them in their villages.”
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