2015: I Will Lead Rivers People To Vote For An Impartial President – Amaechi

2015: I Will Lead Rivers People To Vote For An Impartial President – Amaechi


Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has promised to mobilize the people of the state to vote for any eligible Nigerian as president in 2015, if guaranteed that the candidate will be fair and protect the interests of the state.

The Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum made the declaration Saturday night, after receiving the Port Harcourt Centenary Awards during the weekend at the Banquet Hall, Government House.

He said he was voted into office as governor to protect and defend the interests of Rivers people, adding that he will at all times uphold the mandate with a view to ensuring accountable stewardship, transparency and good governance.

Decrying neglect by the current national administration, he said “Show me one new thing to indicate that Rivers people have benefited from the 2.1 million votes given to President Goodluck Jonathan in the 2011 elections. I was voted into office to defend the interests of Rivers people and I will continue to defend the interests of the people.

“The Bonny-Bodo Federal road has been abandoned, the renovation of the Port Harcourt International Airport is very slow…if you compare Lagos International Airport, Kano, Benin, Enugu and others, you will understand that ours is backward…but why Rivers State?” the governor asked.

Lamenting the take-over and loss of oil wells to neighbouring states, including Abia and Bayelsa states, he urged the Federal Government to refund over N105 billion owed the Rivers State government that was spent on Federal Government roads, which were neglected and abandoned.

Speaking further, Ameachi stated that “Port Harcourt is 100 years now and as far as we are celebrating it, we need to see the development that has impacted on our environment.
“But, I can see that we don’t have federal support, and that is why I said, we can only defend our interests as Rivers people through our votes.

“We will embark on house-to-house campaign to tell our people the need for them to fight for their interests,” he avowed.

Culled from Daily Post