WIKE, AMAECHI WAR IS ALMOST OVER

















PRESS RELEASE:




After the recent Supreme court judgement, I spoke from my
heart. Just

like then, I feel compelled once more, to say a few words.
Having

observed the recent killings, the unrest and the state of
insecurity

in the state and with the forthcoming rerun elections in
mind, I'd

like to address both my supporters and the supporters of the

candidates in other political parties. Especially the
youths.




Political parties come and political parties go, politicians
who are

on opposing sides in the morning, may end up exchanging
words in the

afternoon and enjoying laughter and drinks together at
night. When the

dust settles, we will still need you all, alive and well. My
greatest

joy from the last election was that none of my supporters
lost their

lives. Bad as e bad, there will always be a tomorrow.
Therefore there

will always be hope, as long as we are alive. This is not do
or die.

Nobody wants to associate with soul killers. Living by the
sword only

invites the sword into your life. Think deeply. Shun all
forms of

violence. Even verbal. Carry go will still return back to
us. Power is

transient and it rests with God, so please find peace. I
needed to say

this to you. And you need to listen.




I will not lie that the implication of the Supreme court
judgement on

the card reader is a cause for concern. If PDP can disregard
card

readers in 2015, why will APC not attempt to do likewise in
2016? Free

and fair elections were never a standard in these parts, but
now, I

fear the arrival of a new low. For those who will still
participate in

the exercise, I will not tell you how to vote, my preference
has

always been for the person, not the party. Just like I will
not insist

my doctor or my Pastor must be a Labour Party member. I'll
vote for

candidates based on their competence. Those who shun
violence and have

an agenda for their people, will always get my attention. As
I said in

my last statement, any Labour party candidate who is serious
and needs

my support, they will certainly get it. I know a few, so I
will

support them. Life is not black and white. There are more
than two

parties.




Both Amaechi and Wike are my friends. I don't hate either of
them. We

had differences in political opinion and sometimes disagreed
on method

and approach, even when there was agreement on direction. On
the

subject of Jonathan, I agreed with Wike. On the subject of
the 2015

election in Rivers state and its conduct, I agreed with
Amaechi. Both

issues are now in the past and so we have to move on. Wether
you like

it or not, Wike is the Governor of Rivers state and so his
failures or

successes belong to all of us. I will always continue to
volunteer my

support to either of them, in the event they seek it,
providing I can

do so from within my party and they are prepared to
genuinely listen.

I will not take sides with either PDP or APC. To me, they
are both the

same. Two sides. Same coin.




Besides, this is not the time for division, it is the time
to unite.

Granted there is a rerun election on the way, but it will
soon come

and go. By His grace, we will still be here. Let us think
beyond just

elections. Now that I am back, I will seek to build
consensus where we

can agree, between parties and among the political class.
Wike,

Dakuku, myself. The challenging environment that we are
faced with,

impacts all of us. We need a multi party approach to our
problems and

all hands will need to be on deck to achieve solutions. Wike
is

Governor for all. Not just PDP. He needs to avoid responding
to every

APC comment, avoid the pettiness of politics and focus on
governance.

Yes the elections don't help, but fortunately they are
around the

corner. So let them come and go. We are falling behind. We
have no

time to quarrel and fight. People are leaving PH daily and
so are the

businesses. Insecurity is rife. Where will the jobs come
from and how

are we going to empower the youth? That alone should be the
priority

for all of us. So please do not die for APC or PDP. Live for
Rivers

state and let Rivers state live for you.




Let me close by saying that as much as I have focused these
past few

months on getting my businesses back on track and finishing
projects

like my movie 76, I have never taken my heart or my eyes
away from

Rivers state. I see the senseless killings and I condemn
them in their

entirety. I put a lot personally into moving this state
forward. I

wanted to make Rivers state a new "Dubai" as
Governor, but God had a

different plan for us. It must not be me leading, but this
Rivers

state must still move forward. That is non-negotiable. I
felt the same

way in 2007. I feel the same way today. I pray that we
select our

words, choose love over hate and forgive those who have
trespassed

against us. To all those I have offended, let me be the
first to beg

for your forgiveness. It is time to let bygones be bygones.
We all

make mistakes. That is why pencils have erasers. There is
plenty of

work that is needed to be done. Let us agree to begin to do
it.




God bless you're

God bless Rivers state

God bless the Niger Delta and

God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria




Prince Tonye T.J.T Princewill
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