Rivers PDP to construct N3bn secretariat

RAYNOSA · Dec 11, 2008 , 05:26 PM

Rivers PDP to construct N3bn secretariat
Written by George Onah
Thursday, December 11, 2008

The Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State says it plans to construct, in Port Harcourt, a three billion naira “befitting party office, which would accommodate 4,000 people” in view of its “massive performance in all past elections held in the state.”

Deputy Governor, Mr. Tele Ikuru who briefed the press in Port Harcourt, yesterday, likened the party in the state to a ship, which sailed through turbulent storms but was “able to weather the storms and berth successfully.

“When the journey started it was rough, the ship suffered weather effect, it was battered by storms, it was rocked by heavy waves, yet it sailed on until it berthed safely and successfully”.

“We plan to reposition our party both structurally and administratively. For the structure we intend to make it more beautiful and more glamorous and be in a position to deliver to the electorate the dividend of democracy.”

Ikuru disclosed that the money would be sourced through fund raising and that the state or local governments would not be approached to donate as it was a purely party affairs and would be handled by party members and other interested individuals.

He said the present party office does not befit a political group that was able to coast home with 319 councillors, 23 council chairmen, 32 members of the state Assembly as well as House of Representatives, three senators and a state governor.

When asked what the party had done to resolve the quarrel between the immediate past governors as well as the former minister for transport and the current governor, he said none of the men had said that they were leaving the party, hence “they are still our party men.

Abraxas · Dec 11, 2008 , 06:06 PM

Hi, folks!

When asked what the party had done to resolve the quarrel between the immediate past governors as well as the former minister for transport and the current governor, he said none of the men had said that they were leaving the party, hence “they are still our party men.

If the PDP in Rivers State cannot prevail on Dr. Abiye Sekibo (JP), and Dr. (Sir) Peter Odili (KSJ; JP) in particular, and others holed up in Abuja, that have now constituted themselves into a veritable nuisance and stumbling block for the PDP government in Port Harcourt, one wonders what the fukck they intend to achieve building a N3 billion secretariat, beyond doing EXACTLY what they claim they would NOT do: i.e. EXTORT "VOLUNTARY donations" from political appointees at the state and federal levels, and from the ChairMEN of the 23 LGAs in the state.

With the poorest local government in Rivers State receiving no less than N100 million every MONTH, it is very easy to SUDDENLY find each of the LGAs VOLUNTARILY donating N11 million per month, for the next 12 months, and ACTUALIZING the dream of a N3 billion PDP secretariat, in strict conformity with due process and the rule of law, to the glory of God Almighty, in Jesssssssssssssssssus name! Amem!!

Muchas gracias.

Don Jon-Juan-Carlos ABRAXAS (III)

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