Tony Okocha, the leader of opposition in Rivers State
from the All Progressives Congress (APC), has vowed to unseat Gov. Sim Fubara.
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.”
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