By: Felix Ikpotor
A faction of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State, loyal to the minister of transport, Chibuike Amaechi yesterday, pledged their unalloyed support for the Governor Nyesom Wike led administration in the state.
This was made known at a press conference at the factional party secretariat, Garrison in Port Harcourt.
The APC in Rivers State currently has two factions with two different party secretariats. One loyal tio Senator Magnus Abe and the other loyal to Amaechi.
Addressing journalists at the press conference, the senator representing Rivers East, Chief Andrew Uchendu said the party is willing to work with Wike for a peaceful coexistence in the state.
Uchendu who is regarded as one of Amaechi’s loyalist while announcing an end to the hostilities declared that “it is now time for governance”
He said: “Wike’s live broadcast marked the end of hate speeches in this state. We want to believe that for the sake of peace in the state that Wike is sincere in the state wide message, and base on that, days of hate speeches are over for is in the APC in the state.
“We want to allow Governor Wike to discharge his constitutional responsibilities, primary roles of the government are provided in the constitution of the Federal republic of Nigeria to provide security for live and property in the state, no other person takes that responsibility l, and we are saying, we will join in that boat but only one captain will be piloting the boat and that captain is Gov. Wike, we will only help him to take the boat to the shore
“When two captains are in one boat, there will be no headway. 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.
On what should be the focus of Wike, Uchendus said: “Revitalization of the C4i Security architecture of the previous administration is necessary in fighting these criminal elements.
“Rehabilitation of sons and daughters roaming the streets of foreign lands because of the cancellation or stoppage of their scholarship awards.
“Re-activation of the Greater Port Harcourt Project and to decongest the state capital of the present overpopulated state
“Completion of some of the laudable pro-people projects embarked upon by the administration of the Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. These done, we can expect to begin to see some changes.
Meanwhile, the Senator Abe led faction of the party is yet to react to the development at the time of this report.
