PORT HARCOURT—GOVERNOR Chibuike Amaechi
of Rivers State, has assured that his administration
will not be distracted by the actions of those opposed
to him.
Amaechi, who spoke when forum of former members
of Rivers State House of Assembly between 1979 to
2011 paid him a solidarity visit at Government House,
Port Harcourt, said he will continue to deplore the
resources of the state for the good of the state.
The governor said: “The resources of the people must
be protected by the people and you are the voice of the
people. I believe that you will continue to speak on
behalf of the people because you were elected at one
time or the other to serve the people and you are the
representatives of the people. The current members,
who are serving, you and all others who are elected
constitute the voice of the people and I urge you to
continue to stand by Rivers people.”
The governor spoke of plans by his administration to
continue to deliver more projects to the state, just as
he listed some of his achievements, which include
construction of schools, hospitals and roads.
Earlier, former Speaker, Mr. Stephen Ezekwem, who
spoke on behalf of the group lauded the achievements
of the Amaechi’s administration.
He said: “It becomes imperative on us to come and
show you support, encourage you and also to tell you
that what you are fighting for is just. If you were not
fighting for justice, we will not come and democracy in
the country cannot succeed without justice. We
discovered that God is with you and whoever God is
with is majority.
“You ran for an election, a competitive one for a
second tenure and graciously you won, 19 votes to 16,
that shows that you are a leader. So these are serious
achievements. These things happen. There may be
betrayals here and there, left and right, sometimes, you
may even feel that you are alone, but you are not
alone, so you should continue to go forward, bring your
people together and these are test of leadership. You
will succeed and when you do, people will know that
you are a born leader. We want your success.
“We want an Assembly that operates in a conducive
environment devoid of internal and external
distractions to make good laws for the state.”

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Are they still going to support him after impeachment. Mr Amaechi, shine your eyes. Not all those people are your supporters. Some are waiting for your mistakes to take over from you. Remember some of them could not act because you have decapacitated then. Be wise.