Dakuku Peterside, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the April 11 Rivers State governorship poll has said there’s need to honour those who died during the election. Dakuku, who spoke yesterday, bemoaned how many people died during the exercise due to ‘wide spread violence’, adding that a church service will be held, just as other things will be done to honour them.
“We will do our best to honour all those who died in the process of exercising their civic rights. Enemies of the country killed those people and the best way through which we can honour them is to ensure that we reclaim the state. We must not be daunted by the activities of the enemies of democracy but should remain firm to our cause. I, therefore, urge all supporters of good governance to reject violence and toe the path of peace,” he said.
Dakuku also called on law enforcement agencies to work hard to ensure that perpetrators and sponsors of the violence are brought to book.
As part of events to honour election violence victims, the Rivers State chapter of the APC will hold a special interdenominational worship session in Port Harcourt on Monday, November 30. Chairman of the organising committee, Fred Igwe said the event is meant to sustain “the spotlight on the gory killings which bedevilled the sham elections in the state.”
Also, Umana Umana, APC governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom State, said through their efforts to reclaim ‘the stolen mandate’, the hopes of those who died due to the violence, will be kept alive.
He urged all people of the South-South region to be part of the event. Otega Emerhor, the APC candidate for Delta State, said the programme is well thought-out, adding that violence will not deter him and others who believe in true democracy. He maintained that lies would never triumph over truth, adding that all those who were cheated in the last exercise will emerge victorious in the long run.SUN NEWS
