Dr. Dakuku Peterside, governorship candidate of the All
Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State has called on the people of the
state to take advantage of a new dawn created by the emergence of
president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari by voting massively for the APC.
Peterside who spoke in Port Harcourt during a campaign stop,
warned that Rivers State cannot afford to play opposition politics at the
centre, especially at this time because of the dire consequences.
He added that everybody, including his opponents, agree on
the futility of opposition politics because of the danger it portents for the
state. He therefore called on the people to cease the moment and leverage on
Buhari's victory for a greater and more prosperous Rivers State.
“As Rivers people, we are minority. Other people can find
their ways around things but ours is a bit challenging. My friend, Nyesom Wike,
when he was campaigning said the last thing that can happen to Rivers State is
for it to be in the party that is in opposition. I am sure many of you heard
him when he said Rivers State should never be in opposition. According to him,
opposition is bad because we will lose out completely in the power equation.
“Now the party in power at the centre is APC. Do we now use our
own leg and walk into opposition? This is the time to align with the centre and
ensure we reap maximum benefits from the centre.
“And if you put the two governorship candidates on a scale
and look up to God for direction regarding choice, when you eventually make
that choice, I know you will never choose PDP. And there are many reasons why
your choice will never be PDP. You know between us the person who is a tout and
the person who is decent. You cannot also vote for a man who will bind you and
throw you into a raging fire. So make a wise decision.
“Therefore, on Saturday go out early, make sure you are
accredited and ensure you vote for APC. There is nothing more to campaign, you
know what the issues are, you also know the person who will protect your
interest. There is nothing more to say.
“They may give you the impression that your vote will not
count, just like the Presidential and National Assembly elections but tell them
it will not work this time. I promise you that this time around, from INEC office,
people will monitor result sheets to the local government, ward level and to
your unit.
“Nobody has written any result, nobody can write any result
so come out and vote because your vote will count. Come out and vote for APC,
we cannot afford to give our state to hooligans, touts and thugs. If we were
looking for a tout, a man who can fight very well, we would have gone for them.
But now we are looking for governor.
“A man who is competent, honest, God-fearing, that is what I
will offer you. We don't believe in rigging, we believe in law and order. They
believe in killing people, we believe in protecting the people. They believe in
hatred, we believe in love. They believe that by force, they can get whatever
they want; we believe that by placing reason before the people, they will go
with us. And as you vote for me, also remember to vote for our Assembly
members”.
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