It is with heart full of joy that the All Progressives
Congress [APC], Rivers State chapter, most unreservedly thank Barr.
Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike, the junior Minister for Education for
passionately, clearly, unequivocally and undeniably pleading that the
people of Aluu and, by implication, all Rivers people should vote out
the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] in the 2015 general elections.
For
us in APC, his call is not surprising following recent heightened
determination by the Ijaws of Rivers State to deny him the gubernatorial
ticket of the PDP in the 2015 elections.
We only view the junior
Minister’s present quandary, frustration and devastation with profound
empathy. We are really worried that he could not see it coming given
that a governor of Ikwerre extraction shall have ruled Rivers State for 8
years by May, 2015.
All the same, the two-term chairman of
Obio/Akpor Local Government Council; former Chief of Staff to the Rivers
State Government House and now Junior Minister for Education has spoken
reason for once and Rivers people have no choice than to hearken to his
plea.
For the avoidance of doubt, here-under is the transcription
of the Minister’s homily while the voice recording/sound bite is
attached herewith.
"I want to appeal to all of you from Aluu
community [Rivers State] that the only way that you can show that you
are angry; the only way that you can show that you are not happy is to
do what Prof. Achinewhu said by making sure you get your voter's card.
Don't insult anybody; don't be like a mad man who would go from one
radio to the other and abuse your mother and your father. The only thing
you should do is to keep your voter's card and come 2015, you show your
anger that with this my voter's card, I must make sure that PDP does
not rule Rivers State and Nigeria." – Barr. Nyesom Wike
Chris Finebone
State Publicity Secretary
Sunday October 12, 2014.
Chris Finebone
State Publicity Secretary
Sunday October 12, 2014.
