The president-elect, General Muhammudu Buhari (rtd), has again promised to excavate and deal with those involved in the violence that trailed the conduct of the last general election in Rivers State. While receiving a delegation of traditional rulers and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the state, Buhari regretted that many lives were lost in the process due to the desperation of some politicians to win elections at all costs.

Buhari said: “We will confront them with facts and figures. We will not forgive and we will not forget those who perpetrated the killings and arson in Rivers State during the elections. At least this is the much we owe Nigerians,” he said. He also assured Nigerians that they would surely get the respect they deserve from the government, adding that there would be no army within the army or a police within the police.

Earlier, former Deputy Governor of the state who led delegation, Mr. Gabriel Toby, told journalists that what happened during both presidential and the governorship elections did not reflect the wishes of the people.

He described the elections as a coup, saying the calibre of persons in the delegation to Buhari had shown that Rivers people were behind the president-elect before, during and after the election, adding that the entire state would fully support the incoming government.