A group known as Vanguard of Ogoni Nation, has threatened to work against the All Progressives Congress and the People’s Democratic Party, should they fail to make an Ogoni man/woman their flagbearers for the governorship election in Rivers state in 2023.
Chairman of the group, Reuben Favour, made this known in a statement over the weekend.
According to him, any Ogoni man who accepts the position of deputy governor, should see himself as an enemy of the Ogoni people.
He described the position of the deputy governor as a “spare tyre” that has no voice and authority, adding that the time they wanted the position has passed.
“Any Ogoni man that is going for the position of deputy governor should see himself as an enemy of Ogoni people. Ogoni people cannot play the second fiddle,” he said.
“What will the deputy governor do to Ogoni people now? A deputy governor is just a spare tyre. He has no voice and authority. He has nothing. What we are going for now is for an Ogoni man to be the Governor of Rivers State,”.he added.
