The All Nigeria Peoples Party has called on the newly elected governors to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors.
The ANPP explained that some of the governors, who failed in their re-election bid, did not carry the masses along and had to pay dearly for it at the poll.
Speaking in a telephone interview with THE PUNCH on Sunday, the National Vice Chairman of the ANPP, South-South, Chief Asukewe Iko-Awaji, said the people showed their disenchantment with the ousted governors at the polls.
Citing the situation in Imo State as an example, Iko-Awaji explained that the incumbent governor, Ikedi Ohakim, did not carry the masses along, adding that a lot was expected from him, but he (Ohakim) performed below expectation.
He urged the winners of the governorship polls in Imo, Zamfara, Ogun, Oyo and Nasarawa states to focus on the things that would benefit the masses and shun acts that would portray them as self-seeking.
Iko-Awaji observed that the votes of the people were allowed to count in few states where the incumbent governors lost, even as he said that the people’s votes did not count in Rivers and some other states.
The party chieftain said, “Before the governorship election in Imo, there were different complaints from the people of the state. the newly elected governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, should not allow their complaints to continue.
“Rochas (Okorocha) should know that a leader is the servant of the people and not a ruler of the people. He should put in free education at primary and secondary school level, good healthcare and construct good structures as schools for the people of the state.
“Rochas and others who beat the incumbent governors in their states should address issues that affect the masses. The governors who lost must have ignored the people and focused on personal gains.”
Iko-Awaji expressed the hope that Nigeria would soon get it right as far as democracy was concerned, adding that those who were against the wish of the majority in the country were gradually leaving the stage.
He, however, noted that until the anti-democratic forces left the political scene, it might be impossible for Nigerians to get a country of their dream.
By Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt Courtesy Of: Punch
The ANPP explained that some of the governors, who failed in their re-election bid, did not carry the masses along and had to pay dearly for it at the poll.
Speaking in a telephone interview with THE PUNCH on Sunday, the National Vice Chairman of the ANPP, South-South, Chief Asukewe Iko-Awaji, said the people showed their disenchantment with the ousted governors at the polls.
Citing the situation in Imo State as an example, Iko-Awaji explained that the incumbent governor, Ikedi Ohakim, did not carry the masses along, adding that a lot was expected from him, but he (Ohakim) performed below expectation.
He urged the winners of the governorship polls in Imo, Zamfara, Ogun, Oyo and Nasarawa states to focus on the things that would benefit the masses and shun acts that would portray them as self-seeking.
Iko-Awaji observed that the votes of the people were allowed to count in few states where the incumbent governors lost, even as he said that the people’s votes did not count in Rivers and some other states.
The party chieftain said, “Before the governorship election in Imo, there were different complaints from the people of the state. the newly elected governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, should not allow their complaints to continue.
“Rochas (Okorocha) should know that a leader is the servant of the people and not a ruler of the people. He should put in free education at primary and secondary school level, good healthcare and construct good structures as schools for the people of the state.
“Rochas and others who beat the incumbent governors in their states should address issues that affect the masses. The governors who lost must have ignored the people and focused on personal gains.”
Iko-Awaji expressed the hope that Nigeria would soon get it right as far as democracy was concerned, adding that those who were against the wish of the majority in the country were gradually leaving the stage.
He, however, noted that until the anti-democratic forces left the political scene, it might be impossible for Nigerians to get a country of their dream.
By Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt Courtesy Of: Punch
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