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I Was Never Bribed to Forfeit my Gubernatorial Ambition, Says Briggs





A PDP governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Chief Dumo Lulu Briggs
Vows not to leave PDP
Sunday Okobi
A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant in Rivers State, Chief Dumo Lulu Briggs, has debunked rumours that he was offered financial inducements to forfeit his aspiration for the governorship next year.
Briggs, in an interview with THISDAY at the weekend, said: “I will not step down for anybody. We have run a very open and consultative campaign so far. We have built a formidable structure based on solid support from across the state with both the young and old clamouring for change and liberation of which I am the arrow head. I am in this race to win, and win fairly.”
As a man who until his interest in the governorship position, was a businessman who runs a conglomerate of investments in the oil and gas industry as well as the maritime sector, Briggs said he decided to put all that aside and “help in service to uplift the majority who live in the shadows of life- the poor, the needy, the old, the infirm.”
According to him, “Rivers State has millions of such people. Philanthropy has always been a part of me but I have realised that as an individual, there is a limit to the number of people I can help, and so this is why I have decided to put myself up for service to the people of the state.
“Right now we are about 26 aspirants from the PDP. I believe that at some point, our party will come together and pick a candidate. At such a time when that candidate is known, we all would give him or her our collective support.
“Until then, let it be known that I will remain in the race. I will not step down for anybody because of any personal considerations or monetary gains.”
Meanwhile, Briggs has vowed not to defect to the opposition if he fails to clinch the party’s ticket for next years’ gubernatorial election in the state.
In spite of the problems in the PDP in the state, he said he has never considered decamping as an option, adding: “Decamping to another party is not an option and will never be. I am a loyal party man and I will always be one. All the aspirants will stay in the PDP to fight problems that arise and from within, we will resolve the issues and forge ahead.”
He noted that: “At the end of the day, the growth and unity of our party is uppermost on our minds, but if anybody feels they can frustrate me and my supporters out of the PDP, they have failed because we have nowhere else to go,” Briggs, who is one of the key contenders for the ticket, told THISDAY.
Courtesy Thisday Live

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