A chieftain of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, yesterday said the opposition party would not be afraid of the guns and bullets of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in next month’s elections.
The governorship candidate of the ACN in Rivers State, Dr. Abiye the people Sekibo also assured that he would ensure true and real change in the state unlike the “deceit” being promised by Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
The duo spoke at the well-attended and carnival-like campaign rally of Sekibo at the Okrika National Secondary School Field in Okrika Local Government Area of the state.
The colourful rally was also attended by ACN’s National Treasurer, Mr. Kenneth Kobani; Sekibo’s running mate, Serekara Wifa; and Rivers Chairman of the party, Mr. Uche Okwukwu, among other dignitaries.
Dokubo-Asari appeared in Sekibo’s campaign rally for the first time, thereby shaming those insinuating that there was a crack between him and the ACN’s standard bearer.
Sekibo, a former Transport Minister and ex-Secretary to the Rivers State Government in the administration of Dr. Peter Odili, hails from Okrika, the hometown of the President’s wife, Dame Patience Jonathan.
Dokubo-Asari, who is also the leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), who refused to embrace the amnesty offer of the Federal Government, said only the ACN would be able to bring Rivers people out of poverty.
The NDPVF’s leader said: “Amaechi’s government does not have the mandate of Rivers people, but imposed by seven men. Amaechi’s government must be swept away quickly. We must liberate our people from oppression and poverty.
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