British High Commission Urges Peaceful 2015 Election
The British High Commission has called on political actors in Nigeria to ensure a peaceful conduct of the 2015 elections in Nigeria.
The commission said peace was necessary for a credible election that would be accepted as a true reflection of the wishes of the people.
The Head, Political Section of the British High Commission in Nigeria, Mr. Ben Llwellyn-Jones, spoke in Port Harcourt when former Minister of State for Education and Rivers State governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Nyesom Wike, met with members of the political section of the High Commission.
Llwellyn-Jones called on all political actors to work towards credible and peaceful elections in 2015.
In his presentation to the High Commission, Wike said he would create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive in Rivers State
He declared that he would create the required enabling environment for small scale and major businesses to thrive in Rivers State for the creation of employment opportunities in the state.
He said when elected in 2015, both indigenous and foreign investors would be encouraged to invest in the state through relevant policies and developmental programmes that would create the right environment for the growth of the state.
Commenting on the forthcoming election, Wike said the PDP would win the general election with him leading the party to victory. He particularly said President Goodluck Jonathan would lead the way with a presidential victory on February 14, 2015.
He told the officials of the British High Commission that reports of impending violence during the forthcoming elections were merely being orchestrated to cause panic, saying that the elections would be conducted in a peaceful atmosphere.
He said: “I am a peaceful leader who believes in the development of Rivers State and Nigeria. In all the 20 local councils where I have met delegates so far, aside campaigning for their votes during the governorship primary, I have always preached peace.
“In the PDP, the issues being raised in some quarters stem from the internal democracy in our party. In the other party, primaries are not held and candidates are merely imposed. However, in our case, everybody has the right to contest. After, the governorship primary, which I am confident of winning, the party will go ahead to win the general election with all stakeholders contributing their quota.”
The former Minister of State for Education said there was no division in the party as all the PDP-elected House of Representatives members, Rivers State House of Assembly members, Federal Commissioners and key party leaders are working with the Felix Obuah-led PDP to ensure that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was defeated in the state.
The commission said peace was necessary for a credible election that would be accepted as a true reflection of the wishes of the people.
The Head, Political Section of the British High Commission in Nigeria, Mr. Ben Llwellyn-Jones, spoke in Port Harcourt when former Minister of State for Education and Rivers State governorship aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Nyesom Wike, met with members of the political section of the High Commission.
Llwellyn-Jones called on all political actors to work towards credible and peaceful elections in 2015.
In his presentation to the High Commission, Wike said he would create an enabling environment for businesses to thrive in Rivers State
He declared that he would create the required enabling environment for small scale and major businesses to thrive in Rivers State for the creation of employment opportunities in the state.
He said when elected in 2015, both indigenous and foreign investors would be encouraged to invest in the state through relevant policies and developmental programmes that would create the right environment for the growth of the state.
Commenting on the forthcoming election, Wike said the PDP would win the general election with him leading the party to victory. He particularly said President Goodluck Jonathan would lead the way with a presidential victory on February 14, 2015.
He told the officials of the British High Commission that reports of impending violence during the forthcoming elections were merely being orchestrated to cause panic, saying that the elections would be conducted in a peaceful atmosphere.
He said: “I am a peaceful leader who believes in the development of Rivers State and Nigeria. In all the 20 local councils where I have met delegates so far, aside campaigning for their votes during the governorship primary, I have always preached peace.
“In the PDP, the issues being raised in some quarters stem from the internal democracy in our party. In the other party, primaries are not held and candidates are merely imposed. However, in our case, everybody has the right to contest. After, the governorship primary, which I am confident of winning, the party will go ahead to win the general election with all stakeholders contributing their quota.”
The former Minister of State for Education said there was no division in the party as all the PDP-elected House of Representatives members, Rivers State House of Assembly members, Federal Commissioners and key party leaders are working with the Felix Obuah-led PDP to ensure that the All Progressives Congress (APC) was defeated in the state.
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