November 26 , 2007
PRESS RELEASE
ACTION CONGRESS AC RIVERS STATE, STATE SECRETARIAT, UBIMA CLOSE RUMUIBEKWE
HOUSING ESTATE OPPOSITE SHELL RESIDENTIAL AREA PORT HARCOURT RIVERS STATE
08033418541. E-mail:actioncongressriversstate_07@yahoo.com
NATIONAL SECRETARIAT NO. 16 BISSAU STREET WUSE ZONE 6 ABUJA NIGERIA
THE RECONSTITUTION OF THE RIVERS STATE INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION- A COMMENDABLE EFFORT
The Leadership and members of Action Congress in Rivers State wish to commend and congratulate the Rivers State Executive Governor of Rivers State, Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi for reconstituting the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission with credible people whose integrity is assuring to all and sundry that we now have a credible Commission to conduct a credible local Government polls in the State.
With this positive step we can beat our chest and shout praises to the Almighty God that all our past efforts to get the former illegal Commission constituted by the Administration of Sir Celestine Omehia dissolved were an effort well executed particularly considering the on-going investigation by the State Assembly on the past Commission on misapplication of N1.6 billion.
In this regard, we will like to commend the Judiciary and the press that assisted us to achieve this noble and great feat and to the people of Rivers State for the confidence reposed on us to always fight for their cause and rights. We will continue to create enabling environment for purposeful and good leadership geared towards emancipating the people of Rivers State from a clique that has had them spell bound in poverty these past eight years no matter the obstacles and frustrations. We are committed to this cause and will not relent until Rivers State becomes the ideal State of our dream and aspiration.
We finally congratulate and urge the Prof Nimi Briggs lead Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission to justify the confidence reposed on them by Governor Rotimi Amaechi, the State Assembly and the entire people of Rivers State by organizing a credible polls and creating a level playing ground for all the aspirants and political parties in the State.
In this regard, we urge all our Local Government Chapters to search for credible, popular and God fearing candidates that will fly the flag of our great party, the Action Congress during the polls in order for us to sweep the polls whenever it is conducted.
Party members should continue to be law abiding and have faith in the Tonye Princewill led AC in the State
Mr. Okis H. Bob Manuel
State Secretary,
Action Congress,
Rivers