Former Governor of Rivers State, Celestine Omehia has called on Rivers people to come out on vote in Today’s local government elections.
Omehia, made this in known during a press briefing in Port Harcourt that had former Deputy Governor; Tele Ikuru, former PDP National Chairman; Uche Secondus, Former Deputy Speaker House of Reps; Austin Opara and Former Minister of Transport; Abiye Sekibo in attendance.
Omehia, described those opposed to the elections as enemies of the state, who only care about their selfish desires.
He called on security agencies to ensure the security of lives and property during and after the elections.
“We are also using this opportunity to call on all the security agencies in Rivers State to come out and provide security for the conduct of the election, no one is exempted. The peace of Rivers State is the peace of Nigeria and the local government is the starting point of every State. So we urge all the security agencies to come out and do all that is necessary for the peaceful conduct of the election tomorrow.”
“Election is the exercise of the fundamental rights of the people and every person in Rivers State has the right to go out and express his right. As the governor has said, the Supreme Court empowered him like any other governor in Nigeria to conduct the local government election.”
“We salute the courage of the governor and thank God for who he is and what he has been doing for the people of Rivers State. We are asking that despite every other effort trying to slow down his pace, God only will give him the courage to continue.”
