Emohua Local Government Area was agog with massive celebration and funfare on Monday April 5th 2021 as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) faithfuls and admirers came out in their numbers to witness the flag off of campaign for the forth coming Local Government elections slated for April 17, 2021 across the state.
The climax of the well attended event which took place at the state school 1 field Emohua was the handing over of the chairmanship aspirant Hon (Dr) Chidi Lloyd and the 14 councillorship aspirants of the party for the Local Government election as well as the reception of All Progressive Congress (APC) decampees Amid jubilation, music and dance.
Speaking with the Tide at the venue of the event, the PDP youth leader in the state, Hon Prince Ikpechi Oriji expressed happiness over the massive crowd that attended the mega rally and for their peaceful conduct. He noted that the humongous crowd that graced the event was the harbinger of total victory for the PDP come April 17, 2021.
Prince Oriji who is also the coordinator of the Grassroot Democratic Initiative (GDI) in Emohua Local Government Area noted that the mammoth crowd that attended the memorable event was a clear indication of a landslide victory for the PDP as there is no serious and credible opposition on ground to challenge the PDP in the LGA.
The Grassroot politician further stated that the PDP at the state level under the able leadership of Governor Nyesom Wike parades an intimidating record of unprecedented achievements which include urban renewal, human capacity development, construction of quality roads and other project across the state, building of flyovers at strategic parts of the state capital, the establishment of the Real Madrid Academy for the training of youths in both sporting activities and academic.
The youth leader stressed that the various achievements in the state has endeared Governor Wike to many well meaning Nigerians both home and abroad. He recalled that GDI North central recently paid a solidarity visit to the GDI, National headquarters in Rivers State where they pledged their unalloyed loyalty and support for Governor Wike’s future political ambition at the federal level as the decried the poor state of the nation’s economy due to bad leadership, corruption at the highest level, poverty and insecurity that is ravaging the country.
Also speaking, another popular Grassroot politician and business mogul, Hon Moses Ndah stressed that the large number of party faithfuls that attended the flag off ceremony was a clear vindication of PDP as the peoples party. According to him the flag off ceremony is a mere formality to fulfil all righteousness as PDP’s victory at the Local Government polls was a foregone conclusion.
He enjoined the youth to be law abiding during the elections and to emulate the leadership qualities of Governor Wike whom he described as a detribalized and grassroot politician who has the interest of his people at heart which he has demonstrated through his developmental projects across the state. The PDP stalwart also called on the people to support the incoming chairman, Hon (Dr) Chidi Lloyd who he said had been tested and trusted, adding that Emohua Local Government Area would enjoy the dividends of democracy under his leadership.
The councillorship aspirant of ward 4, Hon Obichukwu Chinda in an interview with Tide after receiving the flag, expressed gratitude to God and to the people for the opportunity to serve as he promised to operate a open door policy where everybody would be carried along.

By: Jacob Obinna