Dr. Dakuku Peterside, governorship candidate of the All Progressives
Congress, APC in Rivers State has described good leadership as key to
freedom, justice and economic emancipation of any people. The APC
candidate who said that progress comes only when competent and
visionary people are given opportunity to serve in government warned
that except Nigerians vote for capable people, the nation’s march
towards building a great nation may be a mirage.
Peterside made the statement during his ward rallies at
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of the state.
He said that Nigeria has come of age, therefore no zone or tribe, for
whatever reason, can afford to subsidise incompetence and failure
because other parts of the country are watching. Peterside called on
Nigerians to be patriotic and vigilant as they vote because the future
and wellbeing of the country depend on the choices they make on 28
March and 11 April.
He described the last seven years as the golden age of development in
Rivers State because of the vision and courage of one man.
“Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has done well. He may not have met
all our expectations because no government gives everything but even
his critics agree that he changed the face of our state for better. He
built fine schools, good health centres, world-class roads and
unparalleled investment in human capital. Should we not follow such a
man? A man who tells the truth?
“I promise you that I will do more for the people. You all know me and
my activities as Commissioner of Works. I am not going to start
learning how to improve on infrastructural development because I know
your needs.
‘My opponents will begin and end their rallies by criticising Amaechi
because they don’t have a work plan. Please go and tell your young men
and women that their future is in APC, it is the only party that has
plans. The only thing our opponents do is to criticise and abuse, they
have no plan for you.
“I will work with you. I will do everything possible to liaise with
companies that operate here so that you can have maximum benefit from
your God-given wealth. There will be empowerment schemes that will
cater to the needs of our people across age and gender. You know our
opponents, when they had opportunity, they gave guns and knives to our
youths.
“We are happy that President Jonathan himself acknowledged his failure
to do a single thing for South-South people, so we must reject him. If
he failed to do anything for us in six years, will he now do it in
four years? We all know that Port- Harcourt Refinery, Petro-chemical,
LNG and more where all built by Northerners. What our people want is
development, we don’t care where the person who brings this
development comes from. They should stop telling us lies because this
federal government has failed. Vote for APC, a vote for APC is a vote
for a better future.