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.... ....   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact  | Advert Rates  Towards a better life for the people Search The Archives   Cover Stories National News South West Niger Delta South East North Politics Business Sports World Viewpoints Features   Dikibo: CNPP chides S-South Govs By Samuel Oyadongha Tuesday, August 24, 2004 YENAGOA — THE Conference of Nigerian Political Parties-Nigerians United for Democracry (CNPP-NUD) in Bayelsa State has decried what it described as the division in the ranks of the South-South governors over the choice of successor for late Chief A.K Dikibo, the slain National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Chief Dikibo was assassinated by yet-to-be identified gunmen sometime in February while travelling to Asaba in Delta State to attend the South-South governors forum and his replacement with Chief Godspower Ake from Rivers State has polarised the South-South Governors. While Chief Ake has the support of Governor Peter Odili of Rivers State and Chief Tony Anenih, the PDP Board of Trustees chairman, the other South-South governors, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, Lucky Igbinedion, James Ibori, Victor Attah of Bayelsa, Edo, Delta and Akwa Ibom States respectively are supporting the candidature of Dr Tarila Tebepah. The conference in a statement issued to newsmen in Yenagoa noted with sadness that the impasse was gradually affecting the gains the governors had recorded in the last five years. Signed by Messrs Ebikibina and Daniel Williams, chairman and secretary respectively, the conference lamented that unless the governors resolve their differences, the region would be the end loser. According to the statement, "the governors who have collectively championed the cause of the Niger-Delta and thereby rekindled the hopes of the people could no longer speak with one voice on issues of interest to the region. The zeal with which the South-South governors' forum was formed and the commitment to promote the cause of the region is gradually being ignored because of the crisis within its fold.” It cited the last South-South Governors' forum in Uyo and other fora where the issue of the succession of the late Dikibo ended in stalemate. The conference therefore called for dialogue between the opposing camps with a view to resolving the contentious issues so as to allow the region move forward stressing that they cannot afford to let go the gains of the past years.   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact  | Advert Rates © 1998- 2004. Vanguard Media Ltd.

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