By Nelson Utip
Sir Joe Korka-Waadah, a Public Relations consultant in Port Harcourt has said the gathering of Ogoni and Oyigbo people against the second term ambition of Governor Fubara will not work, this is on the heels of last weekend’s gathering by some politicians of Ogoni and Oyigbo extractions in Tai, Rivers state, aimed at a declaration of an agenda to thwart the second term agenda of the incumbent governor of the state by sponsoring an Ogoni indigene for the top job.
Notable Politicians at the Tai meeting includes Senator representing Rivers South East Senatorial District, Barinada Mpigi, his predecessor, Sen Magnus Abe, former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Rivers Chairman, Amb Desmond Akawor and former Zonal Chairman, All Progressive Congress (APC) South South, Chief Victor Giadom.
A Communiqué that emanated from the meeting with a nomenclature of Ogoni/Oyigbo Peoples Assembly, they group declared to support Federal Capital Territory minister, Chief Nyesom Wike who is bent on replacing Fubara in the 2027 gubernatorial election in the state with a yet to be named Ogoni or Oyigbo politician.
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Korka-Waadah an Ogoni indigene based in Canada said , “This is a conspiracy dead on arrival. The days when few individuals fighting strictly for their own pockets sit in hiding to raise sentiments at sharp variance with the general feelings among the people are over.
“Ogoni and Oyigbo people at no time told these conspirators talking that they were unhappy with Governor Fubara’s outstanding administration. They can’t speak for folks they have lost touch with. They lack the integrity, trust and electoral value to be taken be taken seriously.
“They can’t be speaking from comfort zones as Wike disciples and expect to change the peoples support for Fubara. If there is any politician Ogoni and Oyigbo people are unhappy with, it is these people talking and Wike their benefactor.
“Fubara is advancing massive development across Rivers, including Ogoni and Oyigbo. Mpigi is current senator representing Ogoni and Oyigbo. Before him, was Abe. Akawor from being former state chairman of PDP now holds a federal appointment through Wike.
Aside working for their pocket, what federal presence has any of these people brought to Ogoni and Oyigbo? Nothing.
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“As we speak the Nigerian Police has abandoned the Police Training School (PTS) Tai, to decay. Instead of reviving it, they moved recruits from Rivers and Bayelsa states who should be undergoing ongoing training there to Calabar. What is Sen Mpigi doing about this?”
“So you find there is no justification for failed, greedy politicians to call for Fubara’s replacement. Instead they and their paymaster are the people Ogoni and Oyigbo people have rejected and won’t support come 2027.
“Fubara is working, cleaning the mess they created and we are seeing it and he is good to go for 2027. As an Ogoni, I will always want an Ogoni to be next Rivers governor because we have long been marginalised, but that should be after Governor Fubara has served out his eight years term.” The Canada based Knight of Saint Mulumba said.
