PDP Urges Governorship Aspirants To Drop For Amaechi

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked other governorship candidates for 2011 election in Rivers State to withdraw from the race for Governor Amaechi.

   This development came to limelight when the Vice president, Nnmadi  Sambo who represented president Goodluck Jonathan endorsed  Amaechi for a re-election in the 2011 general election following the large crowd that came to witness the formal declaration of Governor Amaechi.

Sambo, said the crowd that came for the declaration was a confirmation that the people would want Amaechi to come back in 2011 and with his good performances, there was no need to change a good leadership.

The vice president commended the governor for transforming and restructuring the state, stating that the national executives of the party and indeed the stakeholders were happy with him.

He also appreciated the people of the state for being wise in their decisions to support Governor Amaechi, saying that their presence  at the rally showned their support for Amaechi.

Speaking at the occasion, the former Chairman of the People Democratic Part (PDP) Board of Trustee, Chief Tony Anenih advised that other aspirants whether from PDP or other parties to wait after 2015 as Amaechi would be returned in 2011 in Rivers State.

Anenih said Amaechi can not be replaced now as it was difficult to change a winning team in any competition, stressing that his endorsement had been sealed and stamped by all stateholders.

Speaking to The Tide shortly after the occasion, a House of Assembly aspirants Mrs. Peace Lucky Ideozu said she was not surprise considering the achievement of Amaechi in all the sectors of the economic, adding that his declaration was the confirmation that his a listening person.

The former leader of the Defunct Action Congress in Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill advised other aspirants to follow him and bury their ambitions as the large populace have decided to follow Amaechi.

He said after previewing the development and reformation of the state, he decided to bury his ambition and support Amaechi.

According to him, I even offered to buy the nomination form for the governor show that he is on the right part to develop the state to a world class state and city in the country.

The branch Chairman of Nigerian Union of Local government Employee (NULGE) Port Harcourt, Comrade Clifford Paul commended the people of the state for coming in mass to support  Amaechi’s reelection bid, adding that this was an indication that the people was happy with his government and policies.

Paul, however, said NULGE in the state was happy that the governor had brought new life in the local government system by removing teacher salaries from the local government allocations, stressing that this has given course to the local government administrators develop the grassroots.