A youth group in Rivers State, Rivers Young Entrepreneurs Forum, RYEF has endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in office and Prince Tonye Princewill as governor of Rivers State.
The forum said in a press statement released yesterday and signed by its president, Amb. Rex David, that members of the group as patriotic citizens decided to participate fully in politics, and having consulted widely, decided to endorse President Jonathan for a second term in office and Prince Tonye Princewill as governor of Rivers State.
The statement issued by the youth group reads: “We have consulted widely and decided to endorse President Jonathan for a second term as president in 2015. We have also taken keen interest in Rivers State due to the dynamic nature of politics in the state, vis-a-vis the quest to avoid youth restiveness, which might build up if the wrong candidate is projected to run. We have however decided to endorse Prince Tonye Princewill as Governor of Rivers State in 2015. We also want to suggest the nomination of Prof. Don Baridam, who is one of the most resourceful Ogoni sons, as Running Mate to Prince Tonye Princewill”.
The forum said their conclusion was as a result of the extensive consultation and tireless hard work by members of the group.
Presenting what it calls the PDP winning team in the state, RYEF said with Prince Tonye Princewill and Prof. Don Baridam as governor and Deputy respectively, the former Minister of state, Education, Nyesom Wike should be the PDP party leader in the state.
Giving reasons for endorsing President Jonathan, the group which claims to have members across all the local government areas of Rivers state said it “acknowledges the gains of the transformation agenda of the Jonathan’s administration. These achievements have been felt in critical sectors of the economy such as Power, Aviation, Oil and Gas, Education, Agriculture, Trade and Investment, youth empowerment, Health and Tourism. We urge all the good people of Rivers state to join Nigerians all over the country to vote President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term, come 2015”.
The group contended that the importance of the economy of Rivers State and the political stability of the country makes it imperative for them to endorse Princewill because they believe he is PDP’s best choice to deliver the state to the party.
According to RYEF, the background, political history and life style of Princewill makes him stand out as the best candidate to fly the flag of PDP in Rivers State. The son of the Amayanabo of Kalabari Kingdom, HRM King (Prof) T.J.T. Princewill, the group said has over the years proved himself worthy, stating that his depth of experience in politics and political engineering speaks for him.
Pledging their support, the forum said: “Finally, we the members of Rivers Young Entrepreneurs Forum and other affiliate groups of the PDP hereby pledge our total support and loyalty to the PDP and urge the good people of Rivers State to support President Goodluck Jonathan and Prince Tonye Princewill as President and Governor come 2015”.
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