Hon Minister of Transportation and State Leader of
the APC, Rt Honourable Rotimi Amaechi, CON held a crucial meeting with Party
leaders from the three Kalabari LGAs in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The Kalabari leaders during the meeting used the
occasion to reinforce their unanimous resolve to work with the former Governor
& the APC to take out the terribly wasteful PDP led government in
2019.
There were two major highlights of the meeting namely:
the constitution of the novel Pan-Kalabari Elders Council and the
Leadership Committees of the three LGAs.
The Pan-Kalabari Elders Council has Chief Bekinbo
Soberekon as Chairman, Engr Beks Dagogo-Jack as Deputy Chairman & Prince
Tonye Princewill as Secretary. Membership of the Elders council cut across the
three LGAs with notable personalities including Engr. Levy Braide, Mr. Ngo
Martins-Yellowe, Lolo Ibieneye, Dumo Lulu Briggs, Charles Ijuye, Prof Owunari
Georgewill, Mrs Joeba West, and others.
The Chairmen of the LGA Leadership Committees are as
follows: Ojukaye Amachree - Asari-toru ; Hon Sokonte Davis, Degema &
Mr Christian Don-Pedro, Akuku-toru. The APC State Leader emphasised that Party
faithfuls must learn to make personal sacrifice and also resist the
temptation for immediate material benefits if they want to win the elections
ahead.
Governor Amaechi informed the audience that the time
is long overdue for the leaders in the Kalabari area to unite and rise up
against the devastating effects of militancy and criminality on their areas,
especially in terms of education, economic activities and quality of life in
these communities.
The Leader also reiterated that, whilst he does not
believe in Upland Riverine politics, he believes that after 20 years, the
riverine areas of the State should also be given an opportunity to produce the
next governor. Nevertheless his position remains that when all is said and
done, the best candidate, from the whole State who emerges from the
political process shall become the Party Flagbearer. He urged those interested
in serving to begin now to work for the unity and strength of the Party in the
State.
The Hon Minister, in particular enjoined the
Kalabari leaders to go all out and energize their voter base across all
Kalabari towns and villages to build a united mass movement in support of the
APC for the 2019 elections, reminding them that a United Kalabari formation is
critical to realizing their legitimate aspirations.
The meeting closed with the APC Kalabari leaders
thanking the State Leader , Rt Hon, Minister Rotimi Amaechi for convening
the meeting and formerly constituting the critical leadership organs for the
work ahead.
The APC Kalabari leadership further assured His
Excellency that the Kalabari area shall mobilize en masse to deliver the block
votes necessary for victory in 2019.
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