Why Rivers Top Voters Registration Exercise – Group

Orashi Solidarity Movement, a socio-political pressure group in Orashi region of Rivers State has attributed the massive participation of the people and residents of Rivers State in the voters registration exercise to the irresistible urge of the people to vote in President Goodluck Jonathan and Governor Rotimi Amaechi as president and governor respectively during the  general elections.

The Public Relations Officer of the movement, Mr. Jerry Akuru told our reporter Friday in Port Harcourt that the impressive performances of the duo had rekindled people confidence in governance unlike in the past when the people lost interest in participatory democracy.

“Rivers people are eager to vote in Governor  Amaechi for a second term in office to enable him continue with the good works he has started,” he said, stressing that within his first ternure, Amaechi  had brought a turn around in the area of infrastructural development.

Mr. Akuru explained that the electorate in the state had shown high interest in mobilising themselves towards massive registration.

“Moreso, there is good security of lives and properties in the state unlike in the last elections when insecurity was high,” he added.

Describing Rivers State as a mini Nigeria in view of its multi-ethnic nature and as the bowel of oil and gas he noted that the state had  high influx of  people from  other parts of the country and beyond for socio-economic benefits.

The  image maker who pointed out that Governor Amaechi did  not need much campaigns to win his second term election said the governor’s massive road construction projects across the state, health centres, model school programme amongst others were enough campaign for him.

Chris Oluoh