Etche Women Conference, an amalgam of all women groups and a socio-political and cultural organization in Etche Ethnic Nationality has on Wednesday 23rd, November, 2016 unanimously endorsed and thrown their weight behind the candidatures of Chief Andrew Uchendu for Senate, Hon.Ogbonna Nwuke for House Representatives and Hon.Golden Chioma for Rivers State House of Assembly in the up-coming december 10th election.
In their last meeting held on 20th of November at Okehi Etche, the women said they will vote for APC because of the people-oriented projects executed by Rotimi Amaechi in Etche when he was the governor of Rivers State. According to the report, the women said that they will vote for APC candidates to appreciate Rotimi Amaechi and that no amount of pressure and blackmail can change their mind.
According to the President of the group Mrs. Rose Umeh, “Amaechi did a lot of things for Etche and Omuma people. He constructed so many roads and bridges, built health centers and hospitals, markets and schools. Also our children received scholarship to school abroad and teachers were employed too. The only way we can thank Amaechi is to vote for APC candidates”.
She also called on her fellow women to consider the person who remembered Etche and punish Wike and PDP with their votes,
“I am also calling on Etche Women to vote for Andrew Uchendu, Ogbonna Nwuke and Golden Chioma. I believe they will do more for Etche People because we cannot vote against the federal government unless we want to lose federal empowerment. PDP has failed us by stealing our money and left us with recession. Also, Nyesom Wike and PDP government brought insecurity, kidnapping, cultism, armed robbery and killings in Etche and Rivers State generally. We will punish them with our votes”. She stressed.
In addendum, the Publicity Secretary of the group, Mrs.Blessing Nwuju said they will mobilize all women in Etche and Omuma to vote for APC on election day and that no amount of threat can stop them,
“We learnt that the PDP are planning to shoot gun and carry election materials and rig the election. They have done it before and almost succeeded but this time it will not work. We will stand and resist them with our hands and anybody who attempt to shoot us will die in Jesus name” and the members responded “Amen.
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