The Niger
Delta Renaissance Organisation has reacted to a statement credited to Governor
Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State alleging that the Peoples Democratic Party PDP
lacks credible governorship candidates in the state. The governor was alleged to
have made the statement during an Inspection tour of the Adokiye Amiesimaka
Sports Complex in Greater Port Harcourt recently.
The group said
the statement credited to Governor Amaechi is highly misleading and malicious.
In a press statement signed by its National Secretary Barr. Kingsley Eze Frank,
the group said the party boasts of an
array of men and women of proven track of integrity and distinction in private
business and public service. The group
cited Chief Barr. Dumo Lulu Briggs a governorship aspirant in the PDP is
a credible personality and said it will
be preposterous for Governor Amaechi to
tell Nigerians that a political party with Lulu Briggs as an aspirant lacks
credible candidates.
The group
said as a leader who oversees a state like Rivers state, Governor Amaechi must
be conscious of his choice of words. “As a governor and a political leader,
Governor Amaechi must learn to be conscious of his choice of words before making
public speeches.
The Niger Delta Renaissance
Organisation however agreed with the governor on the issue of zoning. It said
if the Peoples Democratic Party PDP is desirous of winning the forthcoming
elections, it must zone the governorship seat to the riverine people of Rivers state who have not
been privileged to govern the state since the creation of the new Rivers state.
The NDRO also hailed the
Transformation strides of President Goodluck Jonathan which it said is yielding
fruits. On the issue of insecurity, the Niger Delta Renaissance Organisation
said it is optimistic that the fight against insurgency will succeed. “Every government
has its challenges. Despite the challenges faced by the Boko Haram insurgency, we remain optimistic that the country will win
the war. It behoves all of us as patriotic Nigerians to support our government especially
our soldiers who daily put their lives at risk to protect our country” the
group posited.
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