Press Statement
The Rivers State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has commended Gov Nyesom wike for the warm reception and successful hosting of President Muhammadu Buhari represented by his Vice, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo during his visit to the State for the flag-off of the UNEP Report on Ogoni Clean-up.
The State PDP chairman, Bro Felix Obuah said the successful flag-off of the UNEP Report graced by the physical presence of Gov Wike himself has exposed the lies of political detractors that there is insecurity in the State just to disparage the efforts of the State government.
But more importantly, the chairman noted, the State chief executive has by his conduct and peaceful disposition not minding the malicious insinuations of the All Progressives Congress, APC in the State before and during the Presidential visit proved his superior intelligence and political maturity over and above the so called opposition in the State.
The federal government as well as the Ogoni people according to Bro Obuah, now know better from all the negative media reports ahead of the visit, who have been playing politics with the people’s misfortune between those desperate for political offices and the Gov Wike administration.
Bro Obuah wondered why certain overzealous politicians who claim they are more qualified than others to lead the people find it difficult to support and acknowledge the commendable efforts of others simply because they are not the ones to take the glory not minding the dire consequences of their actions on the people.
He took particular exception to the statement of the APC on the eve of the President’s visit that there were plans to protest and disrupt the flag-off of the UNEP Report in the State, describing it as stupidity of the highest order.
If not for the grace of God and maybe, the insistence of the Presidential entourage to see things for themselves, that irresponsible statement was enough to make the president put off the flag-off.
But thank God, they came despite the politics of calumny and they have witnessed the peaceful disposition of our action governor and his earnest prayer to have the clean-up of Ogoni land and elsewhere in the Niger Delta kick off. This is political maturity, Bro Obuah stressed.
Signed:
Jerry Needam
Special Adviser on Media to
State PDP Chairman, Bro. Felix Obuah
