Niger Delta
More APC Members Decamp To PDP In Rivers …As Obuah Assures Equal Opportunities For All
The wave of defection currently hitting the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has swept Ward 11 in Egbema, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area (ONELGA) as the Ward Chairman, Mr. Sheriff Onyenwibeya, his vice, Kingsley Obiye and scores of other members have left the party to join the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The handover ceremony which held at Egbema Community Primary School field, Okwuzi last Saturday, was graced by chieftains of the PDP in ONELGA including the State Chairman of the PDP, Bro. Felix Obuah who arrived the venue with his entourage. Also present were traditional rulers and opinion leaders of Egbema community.
Speaking while presenting the decampees to Obuah, leader of the defectors and former Ward 11 Chairman of APC, Sheriff Onyenwibeya thanked the leadership and members of the PDP for the warm welcome accorded them.
“We were deceived into believing that APC would change our lives for the better. They fed us with tissues of lies and promised to turn Nigeria to another Dubai and Japan.
“APC leaders in ONELGA operate only from Port Harcourt and never return home to know how we are faring. All we got in the end was regrets and disappointment. APC is a failed political party. We are worse off in APC than we were then in the PDP”, he lamented.
The decampees who later surrendered their brooms and the APC flag, laid the materials on the ground, threaded ‘angrily’ on them before setting them ablaze.
The State PDP Chairman, Bro. Felix Obuah while receiving the decampees, assured that the party would give equal opportunity to all of those who have decided to join the PDP.
He stated that the success of the PDP in the State lies in its policy of sincerity, openness and generosity, adding that prejudice does not exist in the PDP.
Obuah said the party thrives on transparency and does not treat members as old or new, stressing that the PDP umbrella was large enough to accommodate all members who pledge their loyalty to the party and State.
He congratulated the leader of the decampees, , Sheriff Onyenwibeya, his deputy, Kingsley Obiye and their numerous supporters over what he described as a bold and courageous decision to quit a failed political party, the APC.
He noted that Governor Wike had stretched project execution to all nooks and crannies in the State, and had awarded the renovation of Okwuzi General Hospital.
Earlier, the former APC Ward 11 chairman, Mr. Sheriff Onyenwibeya, had apologized to the State PDP for working against them, saying that they were deceived.
He appealed to Obuah to re-admit them into PDP, saying that they were former members of the party before APC leaders deceived and lured them.
Onyenwibeya expressed: “I want to apologize on behalf of the teeming crowd of APC members in Ward 11. We were deceived to abandon our home (PDP) to join them.
“Now, we have realised that we were deceived. We are sorry, we have realised our mistake. We have realised that PDP is the party on ground in this area. We have gone back to our land, our home, PDP. We are appealing to PDP family to please receive us”, he appealed.
Niger Delta
Make God Your Anchor To Fulfill Destiny, Cleric Charges Christians … As Jaja Marks 70th Birthday
The Lead Pastor at Jesus Appointed People’s Bible Church, Ozogbe, Ikwerrengwo-Etche, in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State, Pastor Promise Nwaelele, has urged Christians to make God the anchor of their lives in whatever position they find themselves, in order to attain the destinies set for them by God.
Pastor Nwaelele, who gave the charge recently in a sermon he preached at the 70th birthday anniversary thanksgiving service of Sir Donald Michael Jaja, a veteran journalist in Rivers State, said this is because any genuine child of God is a permanent target for destabilization and destruction by the devil.
Taking his text from the Bible book of Mark 4:16-17, the preacher stated that fulfilment in life for a child of God required faith, obedience to God’s word, humility and grace to withstand trials and temptations.
According to him, temptations and afflictions are bound to happen in the lives of those who have accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
“No wonder the Bible said that those that endure till the end shall be saved”, he said.
The Clergyman said God prospers believers who are humble, not proud and conceited, and leads them to destiny fulfilment.
“David said in Psalm 51:17, that the sacrifices acceptable to God are a broken spirit, not an impatient or proud spirit”, the preacher said.
He called on Christians not to allow persecutions and afflictions to sway them from the love and blessings of Jesus Christ.
On his part, Jaja, a seasoned Journalist who retired as an Acting Editor of the Rivers State Government-owned The Tide Newspaper, gave thanks to God for honouring him by giving him the grace of attaining 70 years.
“I cannot capture what the good Lord has done for me in my entire life in this fleeting moment of thanksgiving. But, I know that without Him, I wouldn’t have been who I am today, in all spheres. Therefore, my joy knows no bounds as I give thanks to my creator today, alongside my family. Praise be His holy name”, Jaja said.
