Greets Governor-in-waiting on his 45th birthday
Astute Politician and Administrator, Hon. Dr. Dakuku Adol
Peterside, will in the first quarter of 2016 liberate the people of Rivers
State from the shackles of evil and maladministration to which they have been
subjected in the past seven months by the Nyesome Wike administration, the
State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said. The ray of hope
was contained in a statement by Rivers APC congratulating Peterside on the
occasion of his 45th birthday on Thursday, 31st December, 2015. Peterside is
the Rivers APC candidate for the State Governorship Election which both the
Election Tribunal and the Appeal Court have ordered to be repeated within 90 days after voiding the sham polls of April
11, 2015 that illegally brought Wike and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to
power.
“We wish to heartily greet our Governor-in-waiting on the
occasion of his 45th birthday, which is coming shortly after his repeated
victories over Wike and the PDP in the courts of law. We have no doubt that he
will repeat this feat during the forthcoming Rivers re-run gubernatorial
election. This has become imperative in view of the sharp increase of
insecurity, kidnapping, armed robbery and diverse criminal activities in our
dear State since Chief Wike became governor by force on 29th May, 2015. We
thank the good people of Rivers State in advance for their votes and wish to
reassure them that Peterside shall, upon assumption of office as governor, wipe
away the tears which Wike has inflicted on them,” Rivers APC said in a statement
signed by the State Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya.
The statement issued Monday in Port Harcourt noted that “victory
for Peterside in the court-ordered re-run polls will go a long way to address
the three principal injustices visited on some sections of Rivers State4 one of
which is the Riverine areas of the State not occupying the seat of power since
1990.” Continuing, the party said: “The second injustice to be addressed is
that of the Ogoni, a key tribe of the State, not producing a Governor, Deputy
Governor or the Speaker of the State House of Assembly since the creation of
the State as far back as 1970. The last injustice is that of the South-East
Senatorial Zone not producing the Governor since the creation of the State, as
Rivers East produced Dr. Peter Odili while Rivers West produced Rt. Hon.
Chibuike Amaechi, thus leaving the South-East in the cooler all these years.”
According to Rivers APC, “Dakuku’s candidature is a divine
script. It enables APC to achieve two of the three necessary goals of conceding
power to the South-East Senatorial Zone and also shifting power from the Upland
to the Riverine area of the State. Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, from the Riverine
area of Opobo/Nkoro LGA, is a veteran federal lawmaker, a symbol of unity and a
symbol of hope for Rivers State and her teeming population.”
The party warned that if Wike becomes governor, it will make
the Upland to govern the State for 24 years, thus effectively excluding both
the South-East and the Riverine from governance of the State. “This to us in
APC is the highest injustice that can be meted to a fellow partner in the
growth and progress of our dear State. This is the mission and goal of the
struggle and battle for the soul of Rivers State,” the statement said.
It described Peterside as a personality widely accepted by
all the sections of the State, a symbol of unity, visionary, egalitarian and
most importantly a patriot whose love for Rivers State and her people is
infectious. In addition, according to Rivers APC, “Peterside is a man who has
earned a reputation as a charismatic and disciplined leader; creative and
hardworking, a broad-minded fellow with strategic insight. He brings integrity,
compassion, pro-poor perspective and intellectual dimension to bear in tackling
tough national issues. His loyalty to friendship and bridge building skills are
remarkable. Respected as one of the most result oriented, meticulous,
consistent, trustworthy and God fearing political leaders. In all public
offices he has held he has brought innovation to bear and made remarkable
impact that has endeared him to his fellow compatriots. He is a role model and
mentor to several young persons, who look up to him for inspiration.
“As we congratulate him for turning 45 we urge him not to
relent until the total freedom of River State from the politics of WIKEdness is
achieved.”
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