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Ten years after the Supreme Court ruling that ushered in Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi as governor of Rivers State, youths of the South South have gathered in Port Harcourt to commemorate the verdict.
Livingstone Wechie, facilitator of the Society for the Promotion of Better Nigeria, under which banner the youths gathered, pointed out that the challenges faced by Amaechi in his bid to restore his mandate should be an example for the youths to emulate.
He said the colloquium in honour of Amaechi’s Supreme Court victory, tagged: ‘Amaechi: The Long Road To Victory My Story,’ was specifically to commemorate the December 10, 2017 judgment, and also serve as platform for the youths to assess the extent to which they have prepared themselves for their role as leaders of tomorrow.
Represented by the director general of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Dakuku Peterside, and Chief Dumo Lulu Briggs, the minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, urged youths to follow the rule of Law even in the face of provocation, rather than recourse to violence.
While enumerating the developmental achievements made by the Chibuike Amaechi-led administration in Rivers State, Peterside said that the former governor’s belief in God and in the rule of law, determination and perseverance, and loyalty to a given cause, made him (Amaechi) to become “a living history” in the annals of Nigeria.
He described the youths as Amaechi’s constituency, reminding them that the former governor, now minister of Transportation, though from a less-privileged background, achieved most of his celebrated political positions while in his youthful age.
Co-representative at the colloquium, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs, said “…the story of our leader Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is that of a man who is always willing to stand and fight for what he believes in”
He commended the patience of Amaechi while he battled for justice on the 2007 governorship, stressing that it was a clear case of a situation where patience and Rule of Law pays.
Discussants at the colloquium, Prof Andrew Efemini of the University of Port Harcourt, Mr Igho Akeregha, president of the Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) and a lawyer, Mrs Ibiba Okunye, treating such topics as ‘How Power Moves from One generation to another’ and ‘Youths – The Challenges of crossing the Rubicon,’ said youths must show their preparedness to truly become the much sought for leaders of tomorrow.
