The Governorship candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, in Rivers State, Alabo Dumo Lulu-Briggs has urged Rivers people to remain strong and reclaim their state amidst the prevailing challenges.
Key Highlights:
- NDC governorship candidate Alabo Dumo Lulu-Briggs urged Rivers people to remain resilient and united.
- He said democracy gives citizens the power to choose and demand accountability.
- Lulu-Briggs called on residents to reclaim and protect their state’s future.
- He emphasized preserving Rivers State’s unity, wealth, and heritage.
In his Democracy Day address posted on his Facebook page, Lulu-Briggs stated that democracy has, in the last 27 years, impacted Rivers people in different ways, bringing both promise and pain, sometimes in the same election cycle.
According to him, democracy is the only system which guarantees everyone an equal vote, stressing, however, that democracy is not perfect, but it remains the best form of government.
“On a day like this, we only need to remind ourselves that power belongs to the people. It is a day to remind us that we own Rivers State together – Ikwerre, Ijaw, Ogoni, Etche, Ogba, Ndoki, Ndoni, Omuma, Abua, Ekpeye.
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“Our founding fathers fought for the creation of this state so that our children and we can live freely, vote without fear, speak without threat, and build without being inhibited.
“Today, the disappointments and weariness in our people’s voices are loud, and I understand it. My answer, and I hope yours too, is not to walk away but to reclaim what belongs to us”, he charged the people.
The Kalabari-born governorship candidate who formerly contested for the Governorship position on the platform of Accord Party reminded the people that forebears fought for the state, hence it behoves them to preserve and not trade the inheritance for division.
“We have the responsibility to protect and preserve our state”, he insisted.
According to him, Rivers State sits on enormous wealth, pointing out that democracy becomes real when the right to choose, demand accountability, and know are guaranteed.
“On this day, I urge us not to give up but to renew our faith in the unity and progress of Rivers State. We will disagree without violence, we will compete without hate, we will protect our state, its people, its unity, its wealth and its future”, he pushed.
