The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers state says its attention has been shockingly drawn to the latest but no doubt, futile attempt by the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, to embarrass the government and good people of the state.
The PDP, according to a statement by Mr. George Ukwuoma-Nwogba, the Publicity Secretary, said it is miffed at the latest ranting of the ACN, describing the “invitation” to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the Rivers Stat Government monorail project as representative of the satanic intentions those who run the party have towards the state. PDP questioned how a progressive mind could fault the monorail project which in itself is a high-calibre technical project undertaken by the administration of Governor Chibuike Amaechi to ease the traffic gridlock often experienced on Port Harcourt streets.
Mr. Ukwuoma-Nwogba stated that not only was the ACN’s position “ridiculous, puerile, uninformed and tantamount to crying wolf where there was none, but indicative of the malaise plaguing the one-man party. No doubt, ACN deserves all our pity and prayer as it suffers from incurable psychological disorder.”
“Mr. Jerry Needam must have spoken from the point of view of a corrupt mind. We are all aware and have the record of his activities as the secretary of the Social Rehabilitation Committee under the Celestine Omehia regime.
“The Commissioner for Transport, George Tolofari, had only yesterday, taken news men round the project, disclosing that all materials for the first phase of the project were at the Onne Wharf waiting installation. The Commissioner had told Rivers people that as highly technical as the project is, the contracting firm is taking its time to adhere to strict engineering regulations, which of course, the Rivers State Government had insisted on. Soon, a stakeholders’ meeting will take place to which the ACN is invited.
“ACN has revealed its ignorance of projects’ quantities and implementation, thinking a project as complex as a monorail could be hurried to satisfy selfish minds but to later jeopardize the lives of Rivers residents and would-be users of the monorail.
The PDP statement added that the party fully supports both the project and the carefulness adopted by the contracting firm to stick to the best engineering practice in related projects and commends Governor Chibuike Amaechi for embarking on the project.
Mr. Ukwuoma-Nwogba accused the ACN of mocking the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the invitation to investigate an ongoing project.
“To educate the ACN on elementary rule of law and justice, a statutory investigative body can only investigate an abandoned project and not one which contractor is on site, funds appropriately marked for and in judicious use. The ACN which stock in trade is to pour mud should discontinue its fruitless project to distract the Chibuike Amaechi administration. No doubt, this ACN blackmail will collapse.”
GEORGE UKWUOMA-NWOGBA
PUBLICITTY SECRETARY,
PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC APARTY,
RIVERS STATE
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
