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''President Buhari’s Visit To Rivers State is Political'' - NDRO




The Niger Delta Renaissance Organisation NDRO says the expected visit of President Muhammadu Buhari will heighten tension in the state. The group said the visit is apolitical and will not be to the overall interest of Rivers state. The group advised the president to rather ask Governor Nyesom Wike to invite him to come and commission his numerous projects in the state.

The NDRO stated this in a press statement signed by its  National Coordinator Comrade Nwokoma Messiah and Director of Publicity Edward Tekenah. ‘’In view of the information making the rounds concerning  the planned visit of  Mr President to Rivers State as part of his tour to states that have been engulfed in violence and security related issues recently. We see such visit as untimely and only aimed at playing politics which will not be good for the stability of the state.’’

The NDRO stated that Rivers state is peaceful and also commended the state governor Barr. Nyesom Wike for proving critics wrong with the way and manner he has brought about relative peace in the state. The group while wondering why it took the APC led federal government so long to intervene in the state when it mattered most especially considering the fact that they have all the security apparatus at their beck and call, warned the All Progressives Congress APC to avoid playing the politics of promoting insecurity in the state which the visit of Mr President is aimed at achieving. ‘’when we needed the President to show his concern after the numerous killings in the state he showed high insensitivity to the plight of the people then .The people of the state have  taken their destiny to God who is using Governor Nyesom Wike to overcome the security challenges in the state and the people do not want the APC to come and disturb the peace of the state’’. ‘’the achievements of the state governor as eveident in the various projects he has undertaken has helped bring stability to the state. The people of the state are happy with him and are desirous of seeing that he is not distracted’’.

The group urged the president and the APC led federal government to show they love Rivers state and the Niger Delta through actions and not rhetoric it criticised the APC for not showing commitment to the development of the state. ‘’it is unfortunate that the APC has decided to punish the people of Rivers state for voting in favour of the PDP in the 2015 elections. This is not surprising considering the infamous quid pro quo ‘97% and 5%’ statement of President Muhammadu Buhari but what is surprising is the kind of posture they have been painting about themselves as lovers of Rivers state. These are people who clearly do not love Rivers State. They are showing their resentment to the state by refusing to embark on any Federal Government project into the state despite continues overtures by the state executive on the need for the federal government to do the needful by giving the state its fair share in projects’’.

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