The Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi has cautioned political actors against instigating crisis in some parts of Nigeria for their own selfish political gains.<\/p>\n
He particularly expressed worry over the impending crises in the Niger Delta region, warning against turning the area into a battleground.<\/p>\n
Fielding questions from journalists at Asaba airport on Wednesday, Obi decried the region\u2019s several years of neglect, insisting that it deserved universal respect due to its critical role in the production of wealth of the nation.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose in government should be seeking ways of improving the living conditions of the people whose means of livelihood have been destroyed by oil exploration and exploitation activities, and not trying to turn the area into a battle-ground,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He warned that the country already had a number of States in crisis, which has proved extremely difficult for security agents to contain.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe nation may get to breaking point if more states are drawn into mindless crises instigated by some political actors at the helm of the nation\u2019s affairs,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Recalling the pacifist approach of the then President Umaru Musa Yar\u2019Adua to the zone as its golden period, Obi advised political actors to toe that line towards securing the nation\u2019s wealth and boost the welfare of the people of the area.<\/p>\n
The former governor of Anambra State commended the governors of Niger Delta zone for remaining faithful to the delivery of democracy dividends to their people.<\/p>\n
He continued, \u201cI travel all over the country and I can tell you that Governors of that zone are among the best-performing in the country and all deserve a second term to continue their good work.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is known that APC-governed State has recorded the kind of progress their Niger Delta counterparts have achieved.<\/p>\n
\u201cTake a trip to Awka Ibom and see what Governor Emmanuel Udom is doing. The same goes for Governors Nyesom Wike in Rivers; Seriaki Dickson in Bayelsa; Ifeanyi Okowa in Delta State and Ben Ayade in Cross River.<\/p>\n
\u201cI use the Asaba Airport often and when I interact with the people, they declare that \u2018Governor Okowa dey work and we dey see am\u2019.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is also amazing that those Governors are delivering democracy dividends despite the distractions instigated by some actors in the APC.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the APC\u2019s boast to \u201ctake over\u201d Niger Delta States, particularly Delta and Akwa Ibom, Obi cautioned the party to pursue her dream through securing lawful votes, which he believed was unattainable.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe APC should not adopt the abracadabra style they performed during the Presidential and National Assembly elections,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
The Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi has cautioned political actors against instigating crisis in some parts of Nigeria for their own selfish political gains. He particularly expressed worry over the impending crises in the Niger Delta region, warning against turning the area into a battleground. Fielding questions from journalists […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":5970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,28,16],"tags":[371,35,34,127,179,180],"class_list":["post-5968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-homepage-english","category-parties","tag-akwa-ibom","tag-anambra","tag-apc","tag-candidates","tag-terror","tag-terrorist"],"yoast_head":"\n