The Ogoni Welfare Association, Abuja, has stated that it was the turn of the Ogoni ethnic group to produce the Rivers State Governor in the 2015 election.
The association decried the neglect and marginalization of the Ogonis, noting that since the state was created in 1967, no Ogoni son or daughter has been appointed or elected governor or deputy governor despite their numerous sacrifices and contributions to the development of the state.
In a statement signed by a board member, Brighteen Saagwe, and issued at the end of its meeting in Abuja on Thursday, the group appealed to the conscience of all well-meaning people of Rivers State to support the candidacy of an Ogoni indigene for the governorship of the state in 2015.
This, it said, was necessary in the interest of peace, justice equity and fairness and continued progress of the state.
The group called on all Ogonis to work together and support the actualization of the Ogoni to produce the next governor of Rivers State in 2015.
The association stated that the Ogonis were ready to take up the challenge of taking Rivers State to a greater height, with the support of other indigenes, adding that the time had come for everyone to come together for the political and economic advancement of the state.
The statement read, “In view of the unchallengeable facts that the Ogonis have not produced the governor or deputy governor of Rivers State since its creation in 1967, the Ogoni Welfare Association, Abuja, appeals to the conscience of all well-meaning people of Rivers State to support the candidacy of an Ogoni indigene for the governorship of Rivers State in 2015.”
Source: Punch
