THE Leadership of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC has accepted the call by the State Governor, Nyesom Wike for all political parties in the state to embrace peace and join his administration to bring development to the state.
The party noted that though it has not witnessed any concrete action arising from that broadcast geared towards rebuilding the state and restoring the dignity of every Rivers person it was lending its voices to the call for a peaceful and united Rivers State.
Announcing APC’s decision on Monday, in Port Harcourt, Sen. Andrew Uchendu, representing Rivers East Senatorial District, pointed four critical areas the Wike administration should pay urgent attention to include; revitalisation of the C4i security architecture of the previous administration and rehabilitation of Rivers sons and daughters that are roaming the streets of foreign lands because of the cancellation or stoppage of their scholarship awards.
Others are re-activation of the Greater Port Harcourt Project and completion of some of the laudable pro-people projects embarked upon by the administration of Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. The party expressed optimism that with those things done, “we can expect to begin to see some changes.”
Sen Uchendu stated: “On April 17, 2019, the world woke up to a live broadcast by His Excellency, Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike, CON, Governor, Rivers State in which he extended his hand of fellowship to Rivers people, including all political parties which have been engaged in the struggle for power to guarantee a better life for the people of Rivers State.
He explained that Happily Rotimi Amaechi had in his Easter Message re-echoed Gov Wike’s position on the fact that Rivers State has suffered enough and that every true son and daughter should be prepared to make the necessary sacrifice for the return of peace in the land.
“His clarion call we hope is one that should signal the end of politicking and the beginning of governance. It is our considered opinion that Rivers people must now become the centre of all politics and governance. We cannot continue to toy with the lives of our people or take them for granted any longer. A key indicator of good governance is the return of peace and security in the State,” the Sen further stated.
He added that Wike could draw from the experience of his predecessor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, who inherited a state that was plagued by massive insecurity and infrastructural decay but within the first few years of his administration addressed these challenges and set the state on the path of recovery.
He said Governor Wike, then the Chief of Staff (CoS) could attest to the massive investments in men and materials by former Gov Amaechi in the security sector to enable the state to gain respite.
He lamented the poor state of security in the state saying “as it stands today, life in Rivers state has become brutish and worthless with kidnapping and killings occurring daily. Only last week, four youths were beheaded in Ovogo, Emohua LGA.”
“Perhaps another critical area deserving of the governor’s attention is unemployment and closely linked to that is education. Agriculture has been identified as the next big earner and a major generator of employment opportunities. Sadly all the agriculture infrastructure put in place by Governor Amaechi as a means for ensuring fiscal and physical security have all been jettisoned. Worse still Rivers state government has failed to take advantage of numerous federal government initiatives by the Buhari administration to create jobs and support micro businesses for others at the bottom rung of the ladder.”
“Let us assure Governor Wike that the All Progressives Congress has never and will never shy away from doing all it can to ensure a more secure, purposeful and prosperous Rivers State,” he said.
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