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A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, and members of the PDP Rivers State Presidential Campaign Council have declared their loyalty and support for President Bola Tinubu and Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
This was as the campaign council took a swipe at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, for causing a crisis in River State.
The Director-General of the former Rivers State PDP-PCC and former Minister of Transport, Dr Abiye Sekibo, made the declaration on behalf of the former council at a news briefing in Port Harcourt.
Sekibo said with the general elections over and the finality of the Supreme Court verdict pronouncing the winners, they stand by the verdict, pointing out that it was time for governance, which underscored their support for both Tinubu and Fubara for the progress of the country and Rivers State.
The development comes amid the feud between Fubara and his estranged political godfather and predecessor, Wike.
Fubara survived an impeachment plot by pro-Wike lawmakers last October.
The campaign council was the latest of the many groups to take sides and declare support for Fubara against Wike.
Sekibo said, “We have just risen from a meeting of the leadership of the former Rivers State PDP Presidential Campaign Council and members of the PDP in Rivers State who stood by the party after the National Convention of our party produced our presidential candidate, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, Vice President, Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999-2007), Wazirin Adamawa.
“The elections are since over and the Supreme Court has ruled on the finality of that contest, pronounced His Excellency Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic, as the duly elected President of Nigeria. We stand by that verdict.
“As law-abiding citizens and responsible leaders of our party in Rivers State, we recognise the elected President of our country and pledge our full support for the success of his administration for the benefit of all Nigerians.
“In effect, we subscribe to the Renewed Hope Agenda and the President’s efforts at strengthening our economy, promoting peace and harmony in our dear country, Nigeria.
“In the same vein, His Excellency, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, was elected democratically as Governor of Rivers State, and also confirmed by the Supreme Court. As indigenes of Rivers State, we have no choice but to give our dear governor our total loyalty and support for the progress of our state.
“In that same vein, we urge our governor and Mr President to work together for the good of Rivers people. With the elections over, now is the time for real governance for the progress of our nation.”
Sekibo, however, expressed sadness over the political crisis that rocked the state a few months ago, which he alleged was orchestrated by an individual.
