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PDP to Dakuku: You should be grateful to Wike

Gov. Nyesom Wike
Gov. Nyesom Wike

Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed surprise that the All Progressives Congress (APC), Governorship candidate in the April 2015 general elections, Dakuku Peter is still unable to come to terms with himself after losing to a more qualified and popular PDP candidate, and State Governor, Nyesom Wike, describing his allegation of mortgaging the state against Governor Wike as ‘the outburst of an aggrieved loser.’

The PDP State chairman, Bro Felix Obuah,  through a press statement by his special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Jerry Needam said if Mr. Dakuku Peterside had meant well for the state, ‘he would happily join other well meaning Rivers people to thank God for Governor Wike’s vision and laudable achievements in only five months in office.’

“But rather than conceding to a better choice and more creative leadership, the failed APC governorship flagbearer had continued to dish out outright falsehood, blackmail and malicious information aimed at causing disaffection between the people and the State Government under Wike’s command,” the party said.

According to the state PDP boss, Mr Dakuku Peterside ‘by not being appreciative and for failing to acknowledge Gov Wike’s superiority for doing just in five months what he, and his benefactor, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi could not do in four years he (Dakuku) served as Commissioner for Works, portrays him as an ingrate he is, and should rather hide his head in shame.’

“For avoidance of any doubts about the obvious difference between the Wike administration and the Amaechi administration which Dakuku Peterside was to perpetuate if he was elected as Governor but God forbid. We challenge him to drive round the Port Harcourt metropolise and see if he could still recognize those roads and streets that were impossible for him and his boss, Amaechi to fix for eight years.

“Not seeing and acknowledging the marked difference is simply being blind and naive on the part of Dakuku Peterside,” Obuah said.

“Outlining other landmarks of Governor Wike for which Mr Dakuku Peterside should forever respect and thank Gov Wike, include the clearing of backlog of arrears of Civil Servants’ salaries and pensions, incurred by Amaechi and reactivation of none-functional schools scattered across the State by Chibuike Amaechi without teachers and basic facilities.

“On the disbandment of the State Traffic Management Agency (TIMARIV), it was necessitated by the burden it was turned into by Amaechi’s failure to pay them regularly, which accumulated to over eight months of salary arrears which in turn forced most of the staff to metamorphose to mere touts and extortionists in order to make ends meet.”

He insisted that the state is ‘now better managed and secure under Gov Wike who has demonstrated enough will through his support and donations to the security agencies in the State, the result of which criminalities across the state have relatively reduced.’

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