The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State says \u2018it will not take
\nmuch of its efforts to crush and override the All Progressives Congress
\n(APC) in the forthcoming elections in the State.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Addressing leaders and other Party faithful today, Friday, February 21,
\n2014 at the Party Secretariat in Port Harcourt during the official
\nCommissioning\/Handing over of the first Batch of Branded Buses to the 23
\nLGAs in Rivers State, the leader of the Party in the State and Supervising
\nMinister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike said PDP is far ahead of the APC,
\nand is poised to vote out from office the \u2018APC monsters\u2019 in the State
\ncurrently hibernating in Government House and milking the state dry.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The PDP leader explained that the essence of the distribution of the
\nvehicles to the local government areas was strictly to ease mobility of
\nmembers and to enhance effective execution of Party activities in all the
\nnooks and crannies of the various LGAs. He warned against using the buses
\nfor extraneous and senseless engagements.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The Minister emphasized that politics demands sacrifice and commitment,
\nnoting that the Party has set the stage, and that all illegalities,
\nimpunities and recklessness in governance in the State will not be allowed
\nto stand.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
While charging all Party faithful to remain resolute, he commended the
\ngallant efforts of other leaders of the Party in the State, assuring them
\nthat with such vigor the party will win, and the President (Goodluck
\nJonathan) will return as President in 2015.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Also speaking, the National Deputy Chairman of the Party, Prince Uche
\nSecondus said it was high time the PDP in the State took their destiny in
\ntheir hands which is the government of the State, disclosing that one
\nmajor intention of the leadership of the Party for providing the buses was
\nto decentralize Party leadership and activities.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The PDP National Deputy Chairman also disclosed that the Party will soon
\ncommence the update of membership registration nationwide, after 14 years
\nof initial membership documentation exercise.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
While describing President Jonathan as a performing President, Prince
\nSecondus re-emphasized that PDP will not and is not ready to settle for
\nanything other than the gold at all levels, not silver, warning all party
\nmembers not to allow elements of the APC to infiltrate into its fold. He
\nalso said winning elections is not about the volume of press or media
\ncoverage and advertorials paid for as Governor Amaechi and APC are doing,
\nbut about contacts and mobilization of the masses.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Earlier, the State party Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah had expressed
\nappreciation over the various support and corporation of other leaders of
\nthe party, particularly the Supervising Minister of Education, Chief
\nNyesom Wike, the National Deputy Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, Rt. Hon.
\nAustin Opara and other party elders, women, youths, and members of the
\nGrassroots Development Initiative(GDI).<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
He assured them that the party was better positioned now to win all
\nforthcoming elections in the State, but appealed for the provision of a
\nbefitting State Secretariat that can accommodate the teeming and surging
\nmembers of the party.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Bro Obuah disclosed that the second phase of the event shall include
\ndistribution of more buses, motorbikes, tricycles and marine vessels
\n(speed boats) to all the local government areas and the various Wards in
\nthe State for effective mobilization of party members in all the nooks and
\ncrannies of the State.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The State Party Chairman also used the occasion to reiterate that the
\nparty will not anoint any candidate in the 2015 general elections, saying
\nhe would provide a level playing ground for all eligible aspirants,
\nirrespective of culture, gender or tribe.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
He noted that as a law abiding party, the PDP will continue to play by the
\nrule and according to the Constitution and the Electoral Act, as it
\nconcerns political campaigns, urging all Rivers people to sustain their
\ntotal support for the PDP and President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
The occasion which was attended by cream of Rivers State elders and top
\npolitical leaders from across the 23 LGAs, also featured solidarity
\nspeeches by some Party stalwarts, and commissioning of 25 buses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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