Inside Rivers State, there are several political pressure groups canvassing support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the February 25th, 2023 presidential election. Before now, these groups have been meetings to mobilize for support from the citizens around them. They have also been engaging in voters’ education and awareness on the new Electoral Act and the responsibilities of Citizens.
City People’s Port Harcourt Bureau Chief, EMEKA AMAEFULA (+234(0)8111813069) here lists some of the organizations that are on top of the political campaign trains across the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State.
NIGERIAN DIASPORA FOR ASIWAJU-NDA
The Rivers State chapter of Nigerian Diaspora For Asiwaju is headed by State Director, Alhaji Goke Raheem. This group has the international Director-General in the person of Mr. Akin Badeji. The group is spread in the 23 LGAs in Rivers State and all over the 36 states, plus the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. This group is popular in Rivers State.
COALITION OF SUPPORT GROUP FOR ASIWAJU-COSGABAT
This vibrant and politically sagacious group is all over the South-South region. The Coordinator in the South-South is Dr. Godpower Egbono while Honourable Akin Thomas Babajide, whose leadership style has endeared many to the group, is the Rivers State leader. Many of the admirers of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu love to attach themselves to this group, which is constantly spreading the good news of the APC presidential candidate. They are well connected within the six states that are in the Niger- Delta.
RIVERS STATE VANGUARD
Rivers State has a lot of people who have special love for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. As the political campaign time-table unfolds, the number of people enlisting to this group keeps increasing. And, each local government area in Rivers State has members of this group found in the 319 Wards. They get mobilised and their meeting days remain fixed bi-weekly. Being that they are of various religions, Rivers State Vanguard engages in prayer sessions and some of them observed fasting periods for the success of their principal in the APC presidential primaries. Now, they are engaged in prayer and fasting for the emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the February 25th, 2023 presidential election.
BAT SOUTH-SOUTH
Majority of the members of BAT South-South have Kehinde Philip as Coordinator. This group comprises non-indigenes from various states of the federation. Kehinde Philip is an Ado-Ekiti-born businessman-turned-political enthusiast who was a member of Indigenes Without Border. During the administration of former Governor of Rivers State and former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Philip worked assiduously for his second-term election victory in 2011. Kehinde Philip is Co-Founder of towncrier.ng, a popular online news hub in Nigeria. He is a social media influencer with a large followership across several platforms and other media groups canvassing support for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the South-South region of Nigeria.
BOLA AHMED TINUBU SUPPORT VANGUARD RIVERS STATE
This group has headquarters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja with a chapter in Rivers State. The Coordinator of this group is Chief Tony Okocha, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC). He was Chief of Staff to former Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. This group also has Senator Magnus Ngei Abe as its leader but he is a Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) with serious loyalty to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He was a former governorship aspirant while he was a member of the APC in Rivers State.
RIVERS STATE NON-INDIGENOUS GROUP FOR ASIWAJU
The Rivers State Non-Indigenous Group For Asiwaju (RISNIGA) has its members from all over the 23 local government areas of the state. They are found in the 4442 electoral polling units of the 319 wards in Rivers State. Dr. Prince Adeleke Jones is the leader of this group that has done a lot to sustain the presence of APC in Rivers State and they are loyal to the leadership of Rt. Honourable Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. They have done a lot of sensitization across major towns in the three senatorial districts in Rivers State.
