Why 50 NGOs Want Gov Wike Ousted In 2019
A coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are calling on Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State to respect the constitution of the PDP on the rotation of elective positions.
Speaking on behalf of forty-nine other NGOs in Port Harcourt, Dason Nimiegboka said the NGOs are advocating for a governor from the riverine area to lead Rivers State as from 2019.
He urged traditional rulers, political leaders, women, youths and elites of Ikwerre, Ogoni, Etche, Ogba, Ekpeye and all citizens to support an Ijaw candidate in 2019.
Nimiegboka said: “This is justice and fairness showed by the Rivers-Ijaws to their upland brothers and sisters in the spirit of power rotation.
“By May 2019, the upland section of Rivers would have governed the state for 20 unbroken years, including the tenure of Mr Chibuike Amaechi and Gov. Nyesom Wike.
“This is because in 2015, against all political calculations and serious demands by the Rivers-Ijaws for the seat of the governor of Rivers, another unpopular person from the upland, Wike, was elected.
“This movement is non-negotiable, as we are dead serious and we have God on our side, so no force can stop us.
“Over 45 groups of NGOs, youth bodies, women associations and think-tanks have voluntarily surrendered their interest and have submitted to the steering and direction of this mass movement.”
