The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, has condemned the federal government for
refusing to assist state governments and provide direction for the country in
the fight against COVID-19.
This is as former Nigeria's Ambassador to South
Korea, Desmond Akawor, took over as the new Rivers State Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) chairman.
Speaking on Wednesday in Port Harcourt at the inauguration
of the new state PDP executive, Secondus berated the federal government for not
supporting states in their efforts to stop the spread of the pandemic in their
various state.
He said: "The state governors are working
without help from the federal government.
But for God, the situation would have been worse.
"Governors are running from pillar to post. We
must be grateful to Governor Nyesom Wike for the initiative that he took. What
the governor has done has helped to drastically reduce the number of cases.
"Rivers State is lucky to have Wike as
governor at this time of crisis."
Secondus said those who spread negative propaganda
do so out of hatred, as he congratulated the new Rivers State PDP Executive
Committee, advising them to work for the
growth of the party.
Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Mr.
Ikuinyi Ibani, administered the oath of office on the new executives led by
Akawor.
In his charge, Wike called on the new executives to
work towards consolidating the gains of the immediate-past executive led by
Felix Obuah.
He commended Obuah and his team for leading the
party to victory in the state since the 1999.
According to Wike, "We had challenges at the
beginning, but that executive was committed to service. Obuah has shown
capacity to deliver. It will not be easy
for the new executives, but they must start to prepare the party for the
challenges ahead. Work hard to surpass the records of the past executives. Working together is key just as unity is also
key."
The new state PDP Chairman, Akawor, thanked the leadership and members of
the party for giving him the opportunity to serve.
He said God has used Wike to rebuild a new Rivers
State, as he saluted the resilience of PDP in weathering the storm, assuring
the people that the new executive would serve the party diligently.
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