RIVERS STATE GOVT DECLARES CARVETON HELICOPTER PERSONA NON GRATA



•directs Local Government Council Chairmen to close all Carveton Helicopters Offices in the State

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For endangering the lives of Rivers people by its suspicious operations, the Rivers State Government has declared Carveton Helicopters,  Persona Non Grata in the State.

In a State broadcast on Wednesday,  Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, directed Local Government Council Chairmen to close the Offices of Carveton Helicopters across the State.

He said: "We appreciate the need to protect business interests and operations in the State and we will do whatever that is required to ensure that no business is unduly affected by the measures we have taken to combat the Coronavirus".

"However, we shall not welcome businesses or companies that value their business activities or profit more than or in clear disregard of the lives and health of our people".

"By its actions Calverton Helicopters have  clearly shown that Rivers lives do not matter to it. It is an enemy of Rivers people and is hereby declared  persona non grata  in Rivers State".

 "With this declaration Calverton Helicopters can only chose to operate in any part of Rivers State at its own risk as Local Government Chairmen have been directed to close their offices and prevent their operations".

Governor Wike said that the highly   insensitive and provocative   actions of Calverton   Helicopters took   place in the midst   of credible intelligence    reports about   plans by enemies of the State to traffic carriers of the dreaded Coronavirus into the State".

He said: "Their morbid intention is to create panic by pushing up the infection rate and rubbish the robust measures we have since put in place to cut off the spread of the virus and keep our State and our citizens safe and secure from the ravaging pandemic".

"As expected, and required by our laws, the crew and the passengers on board that ill-fated   helicopter were   promptly arrested   by the law   enforcement   personnel and are   being prosecuted   before our courts   in line with our   COVID-19 Declarations and Containment Orders".

"Calverton Helicopters claimed to have gotten permits from some   federal agencies to   fly passengers into   the State, which never bordered to take the State Government into confidence in issuing such permits in violation of our laws and containment orders".

"While federal agencies reserve the right to issue flight permits to airline operators to fly into Rivers State, we insist that the State Government must equally be informed and taken into confidence in the process".

"This the only way to avoid suspicion, conflicts of interests and unnecessary   bickering between   the State and Federal Governments in our collective efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the country".

Governor Wike added: "Let me reiterate that for us, COVID-19 in Rivers State is a matter of life and death, and  we will never succumb to any blackmail from any   person, institution   or authority in our determination to   protect our citizens   and our State from   the spread of this deadly virus".

"Since we triggered the law on Calverton Helicopters, we have seen and   read all sorts of   hilarious and   frivolous comments,   particularly on   social media,   questioning the propriety of our actions against the carrier and its passengers".

"At this time and   under the present   situation, nothing;   I repeat; nothing, is more important to us than to safeguard thelives and wellbeing of our citizens no matter the cost, and we shall spare no efforts to achieve this singular most fundamental objective of our Government".

The Rivers State Governor said that the action of Calverton Helicopters when they conveyed 
passengers of doubtful Coronavirus status   into the State was  in flagrant violation   of the State Government’s total   restriction on flights   into Port Harcourt.

"We have sworn to protect the lives and advance the wellbeing our people, and nothing can stop us from taking all necessary   steps to prevent or   stop any person, action or activities that would endanger the lives of our citizens", he said.

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