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Members of the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other groups, on Thursday, staged a one million man march in support of the President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, in Rivers State.
The solidarity walk organised under the aegis of the ‘RENEWED HOPE’ and led by the Caretaker Committee Chairman of APC in Rivers, Chief Tony Okocha witnessed participation from members of the party and other groups from across the 23 Local Government Area of the state.
The Nigerian Xpress observed that the rally started from the popular GRA junction on Aba Road and stretched to the party’s secretariat, along Artillery axis of same Aba Road, in Port Harcourt.
Addressing the mammoth crowd at the party’s secretariat, Okocha said the march was to reaffirm commitment and support for the renewed hope policies of President Tinubu.
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He stressed that the policies and Renewed hope initiatives of the President would lead the country to a greater prosperity.
“Rome was not built in a day, so the process put in place by the President will yield great prosperity for the country if we support the policies of his administration.
“Since the President pronouncement of Petroleum subsidy is gone, some state Governors are now able to use their state Federal allocations and state to build infrastructure and carry out projects without struggling for funds.
“The President has huge project that is about to change the narratives in the economy of the country and property to the citizens”, Okocha said.
Okocha called on the Rivers state government to queue into the Renewed hope agenda of the President by creating an enabling environment that will strive peace and prosperity in the country.
The APC chairman cautioned that activities of a state government should be activities that would not drum war among government and the citizens.
He alleged that the state governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, in the past months has not acted by the law in relationship with other arms of government, saying that “,his words, actions and body language has caused problem than peace in the state “.
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“I condemned the demolition of the state Assembly complex and barring the 27 lawmakers from sitting at the venue of their choice as stipulated by law, knowing that their complex was demolished.
“I urge the state Governor not to take the state to the point of anarchy,” Okocha added.
Okocha further appreciated the president for the appointment of Rivers sons in strategic positions, noting the committed participation of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike in the victory of President Tinubu in the 2023 general elections, in the state.