Politics
Rivers ACN Unfolds Dev Plan
In its bid to Wrest Power from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has unfolded an 11 points development agenda.
The ACN Governorship candidate in Rivers State, Dr. Abiye Sekibo who unfold the 11 point agenda last week while commissioning his campaign office said security and Education would top the priority list in his planned development in Rivers State.
He said he would ensure that adequate security is guaranteed in the State explaining that the party would ensure that Rivers people access qualitative education to reduce ignorance.
The governorship candidate said other key areas deserving priority attention includes Health care delivery, Housing and urban renewal, poverty Reduction, employment generation and sports and infrastructural development.
He said also, on the party’s priority list are industrialisation, Transportation, Agriculture, Decentralisation of governance to rural areas and adequate use of 13 per cent derivation fund for grassroots development and better welfare packages for civil servants.
Sekibo further revealed that the primary vision of his administration would be to create a specific economic development agenda for Rivers State that would better the living condition for the people of the State.
According to him, the economic development enhance peace and neigbourlines, realising that Rivers State was bonded in common development interest and mutual understanding.
Meanwhile, the ACN in the State says its has started educating the people in order to reposition the party for the April election.
Uche Okwukwu who stated this in an interactive section orgnised by the stakeholders of the party in the state, said, the party is doing everything to take over the governance of the State.
Okwukwu said the priority of the party is to take over the leadership of the State.
Taneh Beemene