According to P.M NEWS report, the Ogoni people, under aegies of
Kagote, are unhappy with the APC over the decision of the ruling party
in the state to deny them the opportunity of producing its governorship
candidate for the 2015 general elections in state.
This was disclosed in a communiqué issued at the end of a one-day meeting at Saakpenwa, headquarters of Tai local government area of the state.
It was gathered that the meeting was attended by traditional rulers,
opinion and political leaders, clergy, the academia and women from all
the four local government areas that make up Ogoni land.
According to the communiqué, which was signed by King Godwin Gininwa, President, Supreme Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers (SCOTR), the Ogoni people appealed to other political parties that are yet to pick their standard bearers to consider Ogoni sons and daughters as their governorship candidates for the 2015 general elections.
They also called on the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba to investigate and prosecute the police personnel, who shot at thousands of Ogoni youths that went on a peaceful protest to Government House, Port Harcourt, over the refusal of the APC to allow Ogoni ethnic nationality produce the successor to Governor Chibuike Amaechi.
The Ogoni people also appealed to the senator representing Rivers
South-East senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Magnus
Abe, to consider retaining his seat at the National Assembly, so as to
guarantee the people of Ogoni continuous representation at the highest
level of legislation in the country.
“In view of the persistent rejection and political neglect the Ogoni people have suffered in the political equation in Rivers state, despite its capacity and contributions to the well-being of the state and Nigeria, the congress consisting of chiefs, elders, religious leaders, the political class, academia, women and youths amongst others, met today, 7th of December, 2014, and resolved as follows.
“Congress condemned in strong terms the fragrant disregard for the aspiration and agitation of Ogoni people in relation to gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the shooting of Ogoni youths for expressing disapproval through a peaceful protest to Government House, Port Harcourt and called on the Inspector-General of Police, to investigate and prosecute police personnel involved in the act.
“Congress frowns at the continuous marginalization of Ogoni people politically in a state they co-founded and appealed to political parties that have not decided on standard bearers to field Ogoni sons and daughters as their candidates,” the communiqué reads in part.
This was disclosed in a communiqué issued at the end of a one-day meeting at Saakpenwa, headquarters of Tai local government area of the state.
Governor Rotimi Amaechi
According to the communiqué, which was signed by King Godwin Gininwa, President, Supreme Council of Ogoni Traditional Rulers (SCOTR), the Ogoni people appealed to other political parties that are yet to pick their standard bearers to consider Ogoni sons and daughters as their governorship candidates for the 2015 general elections.
They also called on the Inspector-General of Police, Suleiman Abba to investigate and prosecute the police personnel, who shot at thousands of Ogoni youths that went on a peaceful protest to Government House, Port Harcourt, over the refusal of the APC to allow Ogoni ethnic nationality produce the successor to Governor Chibuike Amaechi.
Sen. Magnus Abe of Ogoni people.
“In view of the persistent rejection and political neglect the Ogoni people have suffered in the political equation in Rivers state, despite its capacity and contributions to the well-being of the state and Nigeria, the congress consisting of chiefs, elders, religious leaders, the political class, academia, women and youths amongst others, met today, 7th of December, 2014, and resolved as follows.
“Congress condemned in strong terms the fragrant disregard for the aspiration and agitation of Ogoni people in relation to gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the shooting of Ogoni youths for expressing disapproval through a peaceful protest to Government House, Port Harcourt and called on the Inspector-General of Police, to investigate and prosecute police personnel involved in the act.
“Congress frowns at the continuous marginalization of Ogoni people politically in a state they co-founded and appealed to political parties that have not decided on standard bearers to field Ogoni sons and daughters as their candidates,” the communiqué reads in part.
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