2015: Ex-Lawmaker Drums Support For Ogoni Governorship Candidate

A former Senator
representing Rivers South East Senatorial District, Senator Lee Maeba has called on Ogoni people to support any political party which picks an Ogoni man as its governorship candidate in 2015 election in the state.
Senator Meaba made the call recently at his country home at Luuwa Community in Khana Local Government Area in Rivers State.
He said, Ogoni governorship agenda has gone beyond party politics, stressing that the interest of Ogoni people to have equal opportunity like any other ethnic nationality in the state is more paramount.
Senator Meaba who is a governorship aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also urged Ogoni people to resist external influence that could jeopardise the chances of the Ogonis in the governorship election next year. The PDP Chieftain called on Ogoni people to unite against injustice, inequality and politics of division among Ogoni people.
“The days of “Ogoni pure-pure” as they use to call us has gone, I am begging you, especially the Ogoni stakeholders, to have one voice toward governorship come 2015.
“Ogoni has suffered both in the state and Nigeria in general, we paid the price of Niger Delta with our bloods, our environment is decayed to keep the nationality, we are hated by a multinational company because we the state, we were pursued out of our fatherland because of our truths, the brothers and sisters of this state should compensate us this time with the number one seat in the state come 2015”, Senator Meaba said.
The former Senator who has also indicated interest to run for governorship slot under the platform of PDP, said, the decision was to yield to the call of his kinsmen.
While promising to support any Ogoni candidate, irrespective of the political party if he did not clinch the PDP ticket, Senator Maeba also urged his kinsmen to support himz, if elected as the flag bearer of the PDP in the state.

Enoch Epelle