Group Tasks Rivers Legislators On Projects

A socio political group that labelled itself as “Senior Citizens 60 plus” has called on Rives State legislators in the National Assembly to attract more projects to the state.
The charge was made by president of the group and royal mother, Chief Georginia Tenalo at Citizens Open Forum recently held in Port Harcourt.
Tenalo observed that since 2015 National Assembly legislators from Rivers State have failed to attract any tangible project to the state due to acrimony amongst them.
The Ogoni traditional ruler decried the fact that acrimony does not bring development, as she urged politicians in the state to close ranks in order to endgender peace and growth.
Consequently, she opined that elders in the state has a role to play in settling the rancour amongst politicians in the state, as no meaningful progress can be made in such atmosphere.
“We want peace in Rivers State, but we cannot have peace in a situation where the elders are ostrucised. We want to play politics that does not exclude any class of people, so let us build a state where everybody is free and happy”, she said.
Tenalo said the forum was organised to chart ways in ensuring that the upcoming presidential and gubernatorial elections are held peacefully without violence, as she called on the political gladiators to play by the rules and eschew all forms bloodbath.
Calling on the independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be fair to all the aspirants, the president of “Senior Citizens 60 Plus” stressed that the agency should set a new record by ensuring that the elections is free of manipulations.