Rivers Council Polls: Opobo/Nkoro Pledges Support For Cookey-Gam 

The people of Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area have pledged their support for the re-election of Dr. Enyiada Cookey-Gam come Saturday, October 5, 2024.
The people, under the aegis of Opobo/Nkoro People ‘s Assembly, in a statement in Port Harcourt recently, and signed by its President, Dr. Precious Minimah, Secretary, Rev. Donatus Rufus Amachree and Director, Media and Publicity, Sir Pleasant Uranta, said their decision to support the Council incumbent Chairman, Caretaker Committee, was based on the numerous developmental projects sited in the LGA in the last three years of his government.
“We the members of the group, who are the leaders and representatives of our people, hereby declare our unflinching loyalty and support for Dr Enyiada Cookey-Gam to continue in office come 2024 Local Government elections. We shall work tirelessly to ensure that Opobo/Nkoro cast their votes in favour of Dr. Cookey-Gam and other People’s Democratic Party ( PDP) candidates for the elections,” the statement read in part.
They said that Opobo/Nkoro people would vote for a Chairmanship candidate who would guarantee the security of lives and property in the area, pointing out that the Chairman, Caretaker Committee had over the years demonstrated enough political will to carry along all sections of the LGA in the areas of security of lives and property and equitable spread of projects during his first tenure.
“Cookey-Gam has been tested, trusted and has proven that he has the capacity to manage both human and material resources available in the LGA”, the group added .
The group, an advocate for peace and good governance, noted that it was during Dr CookeyGam’s administration that development projects got to Opobo/Nkoro people who had been living as refugees in various parts of the state and outside since the creation of the LGA.
They equally stated that Opobo/Nkoro, under the present dispensation in the state has witnessed remarkable strides in the management of the Council’s resources and other social developments, saying that health centres, primary schools, skills acquisition centres, maintenance of roads, and bridges among others have been provided to uplift the living condition of Opobo/Nkoro people.

Bethel Toby