by Azubuike Azikiwe
The Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has stylishly taken a subliminal swipe at the ruling party, Peoples Democratic Party, by saying that his party, All Progressives Congress, cannot produce an emperor as governor of the state.
According to Amaechi, the APC will win the governorship election of the state, and the next governor can only be successful if he understands poverty and appreciates pain.
The governor made the utterances at the freestyle parade of the Rivers State Cultural Festival known as CARNIRIV in Port Harcourt on Saturday, December 20.
Amaechi said: “It is only a leader that understands what the problems of the people are and has taken time to think and explore ways to find solution to their problems that can govern them well.
“I believe that the All Progressives Congress will win the governorship election and the APC governor that will emerge from the election will not allow what happened to the previous CARNIRIV to happen.
“I believe that he (an APC governor) will sustain CARNIRIV. And the governor that will take over from my successor will also be APC, so our yearly Christmas Carnival parade will be sustained.
“I am very confident that the incoming APC governor will sustain CARNIRIV because I do not see the APC producing an emperor as governor. Listen, the APC must field that statesman, that man who knows and appreciates the pain of poverty; that man who understands that poverty has filled everywhere.
“My honest advice to the people of Rivers State is to vote for a God-fearing man and not an emperor. It is my conviction that only a God-fearing man can wipe out poverty from the state. Only a man of strong character can bring development to the state and not an emperor. No emperor will govern Rivers State.”
The APC governorship candidate in the state, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, in his remarks, assured that as a state governor, he would promote tourism as a vehicle to empower the youths.
Peterside said: “I will sustain CARNIRIV to harness the vigour of our active youths. I believe that tourism can create wealth for the state and assist in liberating our people from poverty to prosperity.”
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