‘You must be a mental case to compare Peterside to Wike’ || APC, PDP at war in Rivers

by Ranti Joseph

Dakuku Peterside

The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday, March 3, criticized the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state for claiming that its governorship candidate, Dakuku Peterside, copied the election agenda of his PDP counterpart, Nyesom Wike.

It will be recalled that the PDP, in a statement on Monday by Jerry Needam, an aide to its chairman, Felix Obuah, said Peterside had no election programme but was merely copying Wike’s.

Responding via a statement by its chairman, Davies Ikanya​,​ on Tuesday, the APC said the allegation was vexatious, ridiculous and without foundation, because it was coming several weeks after it alerted the public about attempts by the PDP candidate to copy Peterside’s Roadmap to Prosperity agenda.

In the statement, APC listed the four-point agenda as public sector accountability and security of lives and properties; employment generation and wealth creation; social and human capital development and empowerment; and institutional and physical infrastructure development and food security.

Stating that it took exception to the allegation, the APC said the opposition party in the state was demonizing Peterside who presented his agenda before Wike became a governorship candidate.

“For Jerry Needam and his master, Felix Obuah (Rivers PDP chairman) to therefore turn around after over two months to accuse Dr. Peterside of copying or attempting to copy Wike’s non-existent development agenda clearly betrays the educational backwardness of Mr. Jerry Needam, who may not understand what the word copycat means after spending ten years without graduation from Rivers State University of Science and Technology, and Mr. Felix Obuah, who was not privileged to see the four walls of any sound educational institution.”

“To describe Dakuku Peterside, a Doctorate Degree holder and Chairman of Petroleum Committee (Upstream) of the House of Representatives as a copycat who lacks originality suggest​s​ that Jerry Needam, a pathological liar and a mental case​,​ who has visited a psychiatric hospital at Enugu on several occasions, is yet to be fully cured of his mental challenges,” APC said.

The APC described Peterside as a man who earned a reputation as a charismatic and disciplined leader; creative and hardworking, and a broad-minded fellow with strategic insights.

“Peterside is widely respected as one of the most result-oriented, meticulous, consistent, trustworthy and God-fearing political leaders. In all public offices he has held he has brought innovation to bear and made remarkable impact that has endeared him to his fellow compatriots. He is a role model and mentor to several young persons, who look up to him for inspiration.”

“He has at various times turned down at least fourteen chieftaincy titles, several honorary doctorate degrees and awards rather believing in the people as a reason for service. We are proud to recommend him to the great people of Rivers State as their next governor after the departure of the goal-oriented Chibuike Amaechi in 2015,” it added.

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