The Orashi Peoples Consultative Assembly OPCA has urged the
people of Orashi region and the entire Rivers people to rally round the state
Governor Barr. Nyesom Wike, The Peoples Democratic Party and its state Chairman
Bro. Felix Obuah whom the body described as an illustrious son of Orashi region.
The assembly which is a pan Orashi socio cultural and civil society group is
comprised of mainly ethnic nationalities in Ahoada East, Ahoada West, Abua /
Odual and Ogba/Ndoni/Egbema local government areas of the state which is reputed
to be the highest oil and gas producing zone in the Niger Delta region.
In a press statement
which was made available to newsmen and signed by its national President Comr. Barr.
Kinglsey Frank, the assembly said the infrastructural projects of the Wike led
administration is commendable the group noted that the widespread projects in
the state has given the generality of Rivers people a sense of belonging and
high degree of confidence in the administration of Gov. Wike.
The group stressed that the leadership style of Barr. Nyesom
Wike which is dynamic and purposeful has endeared the people of the state to
the Peoples Democratic Party PDP. ‘’As far as the people of Orashi region is concerned,
there is no political rival to the PDP. The party is deep rooted and popular in
the state because of its pragmatic and developmental style. Why should we abandon
such a party for the opposition party that has shown crass disdain for the people
of the region from the centre?’’ the statement quipped.
The Orashi Peoples Consultative Assembly OPCA described Bro.
Felix Obuah the Chairman of the PDP in Rivers state as an illustrious son of
the region who deserves the absolute support of the people for his passion for
the development of the Orashi region. ‘’being ostensibly the highest private
investor and employer of labour marks him out as a progressive and exemplary
leader in the region’’. The group hailed the chairman for using his position to
attract vital economic and infrastructural projects to the region through his cordial
relationship with the state governor. The assembly said that the projects such
as the ongoing Ahoada –Omoku-Egbema road project as well as numerous other road
projects in the four LGAs as well as projects in other sectors such as health,
education etc.
The group further observed that going by the array of human
and capital investments of the PDP chairman is hardly suggestive of a man that
does not want peace in an area where he has such investments as insinuated by
his critics. ‘’how can someone who is averse to peace and security peace in his
region invest massively the way he has done in the region over these years? For example Premiership and continental
matches are played in Omoku Town, courtesy of the efforts of Bro. Obuah. He
also has investments in the leisure business which is averse to violence and
insecurity. We want to see other illustrious sons of the region make such bold
investments in Orashi region’’ the assembly said
OPCA also hinted that as a result of the all-embracing and purpose
driven leadership of the present administration as well as the charismatic and
popular acceptance which he enjoys across the region, a good number of the
opposition will be defecting from the opposition party and retracing their
steps back to the PDP. ‘’we have concluded plans that will mark their formal
defection in a massive rally in Ahoada town’’ the statement concluded.
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