The immediate past Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Bro. Felix Obuah, said Wednesday that he was happy and proud to handover a winning party to a new executive in the State.

Bro. Obuah who made the declaration in his parting speech during the swearing-in ceremony of the new executives of the party on Wednesday, May 13, 2020, at Obi Wali International Cultural Center, Port Harcourt, said he is excited to have improved the fortunes of the party more than he met it.

The immediate past Rivers PDP Chairman who described the party as one with the potentials – human and material to win elections any time, any day and anywhere, no matter who present themselves as opponents or antagonists, said a major attribute and reason behind his success story lies in party discipline imbibed in members.

“Notwithstanding all the challenges, I am happy and proud to hand over to my successors this day, Wednesday, 13, 2020, a victorious, all conquering, flamboyant and the people’s choice party that is not only the ruling party in the State, but also, one that has eclipsed other political parties in the state, that today we have only two political parties in the state namely, PDP and others.

“Another great attribute and reason for our success story is party discipline imbibed in our members, the right value system and good ethical conduct which we believe, were the necessary tools for the desired transformation. But for all this to work out in your favour as an individual or group, wear your ‘learning’ like your wrist watch, in a private pocket and do not pull it out and strike it merely to show that you have one.

“In all, our great party, the PDP, is the ultimate beneficiary with enviable internal democracy at all levels, good governance and strong leadership typified by the Governor Nyesom Wike-led government produced and being nurtured by the PDP since 2015,” Obuah said.

He stated that apart from winning elections for two consecutive election periods in the state under his leadership, the party have been able to return life to the state party secretariat which, he observed, till date is a beehive of activities.

Above all, he said, the party under his watch created a strategy and system of selecting party leaders and representatives devoid of bitterness and rancor without which the event of today would not be.

“Today, we have a democratic culture of choosing our leaders at all levels which anchors on justice. It’s however, no longer news to recall but for record purposes, it may interest you to note that in 2015 general elections, it was a landslide victory for the PDP in Rivers State, having produced the Executive Governor, won the three senatorial seats namely. We also won all the House of Representatives seats and over 28 members of the State House of Assembly seats.

“In 2019 general elections which was acclaimed as the most contentious in the political history of our state, despite all the gang-up, intimidation, combined military and police attacks on our members and supporters, our party still won the Governorship election for the second time under my watch, the three Senatorial seats, all the Federal House of Reps seats as well as the State House of Assembly.

“The PDP presently has all the chairmen, Vice Chairmen and Councillors in the 23 local government councils in the State. This is an unprecedented feat in light of the onslaught and mayhem unleashed on Rivers State by the opposition using the federal might during the elections which regrettably remains a sad commentary on the political history of our dear state,” Obuah said.