Source: .com.ng


The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has rejected the alleged consensus governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dakuku Peterside, describing the action of the incumbent governor, Rotimi Amaechi as 'disappointingly appalling.'

MOSOP said the endorsement negates the present Ogoni campaign for political justice requiring political parties to field Ogoni candidates.
Speaking from Geneva, Switzerland, where he had led the Ogoni delegation to the Federal Government-UNEP-Ogoni meeting, the president of MOSOP, Legborsi Saro Pyagbara, said, “We condemn in strong terms this disappointedly appalling action of the APC reportedly influenced by the leader of the party in the state, the Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. The process, besides being a sham, has rubbished the party’s trumpeted respect and commitment to internal democracy and it demonstrably smacks of the highest level of impunity.

“We are aware that the motto of the APC includes justice and equity. We do not see how this action of the party, which is not in sync with transparency, accountability, fairness and justice, promotes its motto aforesaid and declared commitment to internal democracy. We consider this action of the party and its leader as an expression of rejection, display of hatred and humiliation of the Ogoni ethnic nationality”.

“MOSOP is aware that on several occasions, including meetings with Ogoni leaders at Government House, Port Harcourt, His Excellency, Governor Amaechi had excused the press from the meeting and promised that in view of the community’s acknowledged political marginalisation, enormous contributions and sacrifices, he would ensure equity and justice is done to the Ogoni people by handing over to an Ogoni come 2015.

“We therefore call on the party to reverse this position in the interest of justice, fairness and equity”.

Meanwhile, an Ogoni General Congress planned under the auspices of MOSOP has been scheduled to hold on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at Bori-Ogoni. The meeting would review the present situation and resolve on the next course of action.

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Do they prefer wike?

Y'all should defect. That's what the trend is now. Any group whose voice hasn't reached its peak should keep shouting until heard. If eventually heard and your noise doesn't scare anyone, defect. Useless stomach-pocket infrastructure politicians