Tony Okocha, the leader of opposition in Rivers State from the All Progressives Congress (APC), has vowed to unseat Gov. Sim Fubara......Read The Full Article>>.....Read The Full Article>>
Okocha, regarded as the FCT Minister’s pointman in Rivers politics and arrowhead in the war against Gov. Sim Fubara, described the Fubara administration as rudderless, saying the new APC would begin to contest elections and win all governments in the state: local governments, the House of Assembly, and the main prize, the governorship.
Hopes of the political crisis in Rivers State to simmer down, however, may have been thrown overboard as the APC loyal to Wike has defied court orders to hold congress and elected the new leaders led by Okocha.
Okocha, who was previously the chairman of the caretaker committee of the party in the state, was elected unopposed during the party’s delegate congress held in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Saturday.
The delegate congress, which was conducted through voice vote, was presided over by Adoye Omalez, who represented Abdullahi Ganduje, the party’s national chairman.
Speaking after the exercise, Victor Giadom, the APC national vice chairman in south-south, commended the party delegates for the peaceful conduct of the congress.
Giadom said the “peaceful conduct” of the state delegate congress showed that Rivers APC is a united and indivisible party.
On his part, Okocha, the newly elected Rivers APC chairperson, said his election has proved wrong the opposition who believed that the APC is not united and cannot conduct a peaceful election.
“If you know me very well, I’m an emotional person. Our joy is that our members came on their own volition. Nobody cajoled anybody to come; nobody bamboozled anybody to come here for the state primary election,” he said.
“They came to show their love for the All Progressives Congress. I like to reassure you, I’m sure you are seeing the indices and the variables already.
“Those who said APC cannot conduct elections lied. APC will conduct and win elections and be in charge of government in Rivers State. Our business with you supporting us is to ensure that we route out a rudderless government in Rivers state.
“By the year 2027, God keeping us alive, we will have an election in Rivers State, and our target with you is to help us so that APC takes the reign of governance in Rivers State.”
Okocha said that with the mandate given to him and other elected executive officials, the party is set to capture the state in 2027.
“From assembly, local government areas, national assembly, and governorship election, APC will win in Rivers State and also ensure that we return the hero of our time, President Bola Tinubu. Let me again use this opportunity to say to Nigerians that we are on cause,” Okocha said.
“The APC is on cause in Nigeria I’m sure you have watched or you have heard what happened at the Port Harcourt refinery some days ago? This is the tip of the iceberg that you will begin to see.”
