Opposition Task Gov Amaechi On Election Promises

The New Nigerian Peoples Party, (NNPP) in Rivers State has re-echoed governor Amaechi’s pre-election promises to the people over a unity government with the opposition to fast track the developmental strides in the state.

The state chairman of the party, Deacon  Enyi Princewill who stated this in an interview with The Tide at the weekend in Port Harcourt observed that governor Amaechi during his 2011 election campaign promised the people of the state to work with oppositions to move the state forward.

Princewill maintained that the opposition parties are not just an integral part of the society but major stakeholders, arguing that other political parties should have been called the shot in the state governor’s shopping for commissioners.

Similarly, he insisted that a unity government in the state will fish out the needed manpower in respect of party affiliation.

He explained that the seven commissioners’ appointed and sworn in by the governor should consider other nomination from opposition parties before the full cabinet is inaugurated.

Noting that genuine unity government does not mean the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alone, but other political parties and stakeholders who are not politicians.

The NNPP boss said that his party did not go to the election petition tribunal because it lacked enough or substantial reasons adding that, the party had problem of funding.

According to him, PDP is rooted and was prepared for the last election which his NNPP had to contend with funding to carry out his election campaigners.

On grants usually provided for political parties by the federal government through the Independent Electoral Commission, (INEC), NNPP chairman urged the electoral body to revisit party funding, if the country is to run a genuine democratic process.

“The grant which usually come from the National and spread down to the states, local governments and wards only help some political parties in enhancing their debts”.

Princewill however, said he is looking at the situation whereby the governor will appoint people of high reputation into his cabinet other political parties rather than from the ruling party alone.