By Eunice Nnachi, Yenagoa
The New Associates, a political group advocating for good governance, has inaugurated its Bayelsa State Chapter in a grand ceremony held in Yenagoa. The event drew supporters from across the state and the South-South region.
Speaking during the inauguration ceremony, the Lead Convener of the ASSOCIATES, Barr. George Turnah said, he was disappointed by the actions of some Bayelsans who send gunmen to a shoot at fellow Ijaw people.
He condemned the act and described it as barbaric, saying how can fellow Ijaw man send gun men to kill his fellow brothers and sisters.
He said, “in 2019 the Southern governors meet in Asaba and agreed that power should come back to the south, but some people after they have agreed decided to do another thing, but in all Tinubu from southern Nigeria became president.Now, Tinubu is not from my Party PDP but before we can get PDP party together, we must first of all get Nigeria as a party. Once a leader is elected he becomes the president of Nigeria and we are suppose to support our leader”.
According to Turnah, oppositions is not to plot for leaders to fail because if a leader succeed it will benefit the people but he fails the people will suffer. “Oppositions is to uphold leaders to deliver for the people. If oppositions discover that the leaders is doing well, they should not be in a hurry to change him. PDP when the times come we will take our decision”.
He reiterated the need to support President Tinubu and the FCT Minister , Nyesom Wike for the recommending and appointing Bayelsans into key offices including the ongoing East/West road. This Tinubu that have delivered us, it’s a friend that is good than a brother. We will support Wike”.
According to him, almost all the south south governors are supporting Tinubu, saying it’s only bayelsa that remains aloof. “I want to formally called on governor Douye Diri to immediately announce his stand as regards 2027 presidency, so that Bayelsans can know where they stand. If he is supporting president Tinubu,he should come out and tell us but if he wants to align with other vacancies let him tell us. Then we will know whether, we will follow him to align or not, the leader that openly say he will support President Tinubu is Nyesom Wike “.
“If our governor come tomorrow and say is Tinubu, we will work with him and if he say he not support President Tinubu, we will galvanized support for president Tinubu to deliver him”.
Speaking earlier, the chairman of the occasion Roland Sekibo said, the NEW Associates have come to stay and appealed to Bayelsans to be part of the movement.
“I have not seen any man that have done much for Ijaw people like Wike especially in Rivers state. He made it possible in the fourth republic to make sure an Ijaw man become the governor of Rivers state. I commended president Tinubu and Barr. Nyesom Wike for recommending and appointing Ijaw sons and daughters into key offices”.
