Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on
Friday, declared that the new anti-kidnapping law passed by the State
Assembly would help in checking the menace of kidnappers in the state.
Wike made this declaration at the
Government House in Port Harcourt after giving his assent to the bills
on Rivers State Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori (Amendment)
Law, 2015; Rivers State Kidnap (Prohibition) Amendment Law, 2015; and
the Rivers State Traditional Rulers Law No.4 of 2015, passed by the
Rivers State House of Assembly.
The governor said with the law becoming
operational, criminals convicted for kidnapping and accessories to
kidnap would forfeit their assets, funds and proceeds from kidnap.
He
said, “I am happy to assent to this Anti-kidnapping bill as it will
help the security agencies in their fight against kidnappers and their
sponsors.”
On the Rivers State Kenule Beeson
Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori (Amendment) Law, 2015, Governor Wike said
the renaming of the school became necessary because of the contributions
of Saro-Wiwa to the development of the state.
Wike said that the third bill he assented
to titled, ‘Rivers State Traditional Rulers Law No.4 of 2015’, was
aimed at returning dignity and respect to the traditional institution.
The governor explained that there was no reason why the state traditional institution should be politicised.
Wike, however, commended the State House
of Assembly for always putting the interest of the state first in its
consideration of bills.
Presenting the three laws to the governor
for assent, the Majority Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly,
Mr. Martins Amaehule, said the three laws were vital to the good
governance of the state.
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