Rivers PDP campaign spokesman denies destruction of Atiku’s posters, defends G5 govs
DIRECTOR of Media and Communications, Rivers State Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP), Ogbonna Nwuke, has said the hard stance by G5 Governors is driven by the desire to ensure equity and prevent exclusion of Southern interest in the country.
Nwuke, a former of Member of House of Representatives, said there should be deliberate effort to accommodate southern interest because, according to him, the region has suffered immense marginalisation.
“The fear of the G5 Governors is the exclusion of Southern interest. We have a country that has been groomed on the basis of national character, meaning that in every appointment, you must balance issues.
“We have had situations, where our compatriots in the north had lower cut- off marks for admissions into university than the southerners, this is part of the fears,” Nwuke said. He recalled that in 2018, during the PDP convention, it was agreed it was the turn of northerners to produce the PDP chairman and that nobody from the South contested that position. He described what is happening in the party as alien to members.
Speaking, yesterday, in Port Harcourt, he also denied that the state destro yed publicity materials for PDP’S Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, as alleged by his campaign spokesman in the state, Dr . Leloonu Nwibubasa.
And o n the issue of Rivers government using Order 21 and 22 to frustrate other political parties in the state, Nwuke said: “The PDP in Rivers has what it takes to win elections in the state; we will not create any agenda that will create chaos.”
Order 21 prohibits political parties from organising events in public schools, except they apply and get government’s approval with a deposit of N5 million in case of damages; while Order 22 bans use of premises, buildings and sundry structures in residential areas as campaign offices by political parties without government approval.
Political parties in the state, including Accord, have, however, vowed to challenge the orders in court.