River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has said the claim by the People’s Democratic Party that it’s governorship candidate, Dakuku Peterside copied the election agenda of his PDP counterpart, Nyesom Wike is wrong.
The PDP in a statement on Monday lamented that the APC was copying Mr. Wike’s election programme.
The APC via a statement by its chairman, Davies Ikanya yesterday said that PDP’s allegation was “vexatious, ridiculous and without foundation,” because it had a couple of weeks ago lamented about attempts by the PDP candidate to copy Mr. Peterside’s Roadmap to Prosperity agenda.
They said that their four-point agenda were public sector accountability and security of lives and properties employment generation and wealth creation; social and human capital development and empowerment; and institutional and physical infrastructure development and food security.
APC said that the PDP is trying to demonize Mr. Peterside who presented his agenda before Mr. Wike became a governorship candidate.
The APC said, “For Jerry Needam and his master, Felix Obuah (Rivers PDP chairman) to therefore turn around after over two months to accuse Dr. Peterside of copying or attempting to copy Wike’s non-existent development agenda clearly betrays the educational backwardness of Mr. Jerry Needam, who may not understand what the word copycat means after spending ten years without graduation from Rivers State University of Science and Technology, and Mr. Felix Obuah, who was not privileged to see the four walls of any sound educational institution.
“To describe Dakuku Peterside, a Doctorate Degree holder and Chairman of Petroleum Committee (Upstream) of the House of Representatives as a copycat who lacks originality suggests that Jerry Needam, a pathological liar and a mental case, who has visited a psychiatric hospital at Enugu on several occasions, is yet to be fully cured of his mental challenges.”
On the issue of Peterside imitating Wike by going to churches, The APC said that the PDP forgot that the Peterside in a globally broadcast thanksgiving service handled by about 2,000 men of God, handed over his mandate to God in December 2014 before Mr. Wike started his church campaigns.
They also said that the PDP forgot that Peterside was a born again christian unlike Wike “who because of his anti-Christ disposition advertises his church events to deceive Christians that he has become a Christian, forgetting that Rivers people are too enlightened to be easily deceived”.
APC said that their candidate was a man who has earned a reputation as a charismatic and disciplined leader; creative and hardworking, and a broad-minded fellow with strategic insights.
“Peterside is widely respected as one of the most result-oriented, meticulous, consistent, trustworthy and God-fearing political leaders,” it said.
“In all public offices he has held he has brought innovation to bear and made remarkable impact that has endeared him to his fellow compatriots.
“He is a role model and mentor to several young persons, who look up to him for inspiration. He has at various times turned down at least fourteen chieftaincy titles, several honourary doctorate degrees and awards rather believing in the people as a reason for service.
“We are proud to recommend him to the great people of Rivers State as their next governor after the departure of the goal-oriented Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi in 2015.”
Current Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi has endorsed Dakuku Peterside, Wike meanwhile has been endorsed by President Goodluck Jonathan.
culled from naij.com
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