Amaechi petitions Jonathan, Mark, Tambuwal, PSC ...gives reasons why CP must leave Rivers

Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has sent a
petition to President Goodluck Jonathan, asking for the
transfer of the state Commissioner of Police, Mr.
Joseph Mbu.
Amaechi, in the petition, which was also addressed to
the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Sir
Mike Okiro, gave various reasons why the
commissioner of police must be transferred out of the
state immediately.
Copies of the petition were sent to President Jonathan,
Senate President, David Mark and the Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal.
Amaechi said in the petition, a copy of which was
sighted by our correspondent in Abuja on Saturday,
that the police officer had compromised his position
and professional ethics in the discharge of his duties
in the state.
In the petition, which was dated July 9, 2013, Amaechi
recalled all the alleged atrocities committed by Mbu
since he was posted to the state in February.
He said one of such was the attempt by five lawmakers
out of 32 to impeach the speaker of the State House of
Assembly on Tuesday.
The governor said that he had previously worked with
four commissioners of police before the arrival of Mbu
in the state, adding that the present CP had chosen to
work against the people of the state.
Mbu, he said, had chosen not to respect legally
constituted authorities as demanded of his job as a
police officer and should therefore be sent out of the
state.
The petition said, "The actions and comments of Mr.
Mbu have shown that he is unwilling to support me to
protect lives and properties of everyone in Rivers State.
"He has compromised our regular Security Council
meetings leading to reluctance on the part of other
members to speak up during the meetings and
therefore rendering the meetings ineffective.
"Besides his disparaging comments and discussions of
security matters with scant regard for decorum, he has
destabilised the security apparatus in the state, thereby
supporting the return of some of the key actors in the
cult wars that engulfed the state from 2004 up till 2007.
"Sir, it has become evident that Mr. Mbu is not
desirous of assisting us in our quest for a crime-free
and peaceful Rives State. It is also evident that he
lacks the appropriate mien and disposition required of
such a highly placed officer of the law and is unable to
appropriately perform his functions as commissioner of
police in Rivers State.
"I would therefore wish to respectfully request for his
re-deployment
from Rivers State in the interest of the people of the
state and to restore the confidence of the people of
Rivers State in the impartiality of the Nigeria Police.
"Regrettably, since after Mbu's assumption as
Commissioner of Police in February 2013, the security
situation in Rivers State began to deteriorate due
largely to his approach to the discharge of his
responsibility as commissioner of police.
"Shortly upon resumption of duties, Mr. Mbu began to
withdraw police security attached to principal officers
of the state for reasons that were different from those
given by the Assistant Inspector General of Police of
Zone 6 during a visit to me."