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| R-L, Barr. Wike and former ACN National Treasurer, Kenneth Kobani on a street procession at Bodo in Gokana LGA of Rivers State on Sunday |
STATEMENT BY Simeon Nwakaudu,
Special Assistant (Media) to Minister of State for Education.
As the mobilisation of Rivers people to support President Goodluck Jonathan intensifies, Minister of State for Education, Barr. Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has declared that prominent Rivers leaders resolved to embark on the mobilization because of negative plots by a few politicians against the President in the state.
The Minister spoke on Sunday at Bodo in Gokana local government area of Rivers State during the Grassroot Development Initiative, GDI, in the area.
He said that prominent Rivers State leaders, politicians, women and youth groups agreed not to sit passively while a few politicians who have lost grounds attempt to create negative impression about a performing President from the South-South region.
The Minister said: "We are doing this to indicate to our people and the nation that we cannot allow our son who is the President to be harrassed.
"Some people from our state are working to stop the President from completing his constitutionally allowed terms of office, but we are happy that the people have roundly rejected them. The wide participation of Rivers people in GDI activities prove that our people cannot be deceived. President Jonathan will serve out his constitutionally allowed terms".
He noted that the people of South-South will not allow a President from the region to suffer political distraction, despite his recognised performance.
"We convinced former ACN National Secretary, Kenneth Kobani to leave his former party to join the PDP to attract development to the Rivers people, which he agreed. We are behind President and we are not going to be intimidated by any spread of falsehood", he said.
In his address, former ACN National Treasurer and former Finance Commissioner in Rivers State, Kenneth Kobani said the commitment to the course of returning President Jonathan is total, saying that the people have realised that their target in national leadership.
Former deputy speaker, Rt. Hon. Austin Opara said that the mobilization for President Jonathan must continue until the objective is achieved.
The grassroot mobilization programme was attended by members of the state and national Assemblies, former council chairmen, former commissioners, former legislators, professionals, youth and women groups.
The leaders also visited the traditional council of Bodo where the received the blessing for the mobilization of support for President Jonathan
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