A prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Obio/ Akpor Local Government Area, Alex Wele, says he has reached the end of an era in his political life and the beginning of another.
Wele, who contested for the State House of Assembly Obio-Akpor Constituency 2 seat, in the just-concluded March 18th election in Rivers State, said his decision to dump the APC for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was made after a thorough evaluation of the State of Affairs in APC.
Speaking with journalists on Monday in Port Harcourt, Wele said:”I have chosen not to be on dilemma side any longer, APC had no plans to win the 2023 elections. In all the meetings we attended prior to the election, there was no strategy on how to win elections.”
“We all know that there was a looming disaster in Rivers APC.
“So, that’s why I have chosen to leave the party peacefully. The 2023 is the worst election we have ever witnessed, there was no plan and preparation to win by APC.
“Naturally, those who won will be celebrating their victory while those who lost will be pursuing their case at the election petition tribunal as the law requires of them to do in a civil democratic environment.
“For me as the candidate of the APC for Rivers State House of Assembly Obio/Akpor Constituency 2, I have decided not to challenge the outcome of the March 18, 2023 elections at the tribunal for the overall interest, stability and unity of our Constituency in particular and our dear Local Government Area, Obio/Akpor at large.
“Accordingly, in the spirit of good sportsmanship, I warmly congratulate our dear wife and mother, Lady Emilia Lucky Amadi on her victory at the polls and subsequent election into the Rivers State House of Assembly to represent me and the good people of Obio/ Akpor Constituency 2.”
He, however, congratulated Siminalayi Fubara for his victory at the guber election, stressing that “He meets my requirement for equity and social justice to the Riverine Communities on one part and to the South- East Senatorial District on the other Part, having in mind that the Rivers South-East Senatorial District, before now, has never produced a Governor in the history of Rivers State”.
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