The 2015 governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside, has called for peace in the state ahead of the 2019 general elections.
He has also canvassed for a unity of purpose within the party in the state, saying only a concerted effort would yield desired dividends.
Peterside spoke in Port Harcourt on Monday at a birthday programme organised in his honour by friends and associates.
According to him, Rivers has been in the news for the wrong reasons in recent years, hence the need for everybody to promote peace, especially as the 2019 general election beckons.
“We must all promote peace. The news coming out of Rivers State in recent times have not been encouraging and it has affected a lot of things, especially investments and employment opportunities,” he stressed.
Peterside, who is also the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) hammered on the importance of unity in Rivers chapter of APC.
He called on gladiators to borrow a leaf from his ambition, which he subsumed in the overall interest of the party and the need to sack Governor Nyesom Wike from office.
“The Wike-led administration has no vision and you can see it from the way and manner he has run the state. There are insecurity and high level of unemployment despite the abundance of resources.
“Only an APC government can give Rivers people the kind of hope and aspiration they desire and want. We must unite our strength and sack the visionless government,” he stated.
He called on Rivers people and Nigerians at large to vote massively for President Muhammadu Buhari, who he says means well for the country and has been working assiduously to make Nigeria better.
