Port Harcourt—A Rivers State-born oil mogul and former governorship candidate in 2015, Dumo Lulu-Briggs, has yet again declared his intention to run for the 2023 governorship election in the state.
Lulu-Briggs who made the declaration on Friday while speaking with newsmen at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, Ikwerre Local Government Area, assured his administration would make peace between Governor Nyesom Wike and his predecessor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi.
According to ThisDay newspaper, Lulu-Briggs, the traditional leader in Abonema, Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, promised the people of the state of development and good governance if elected as governor in the coming election.
However, Lulu-Briggs did not disclose on which political platform he would contest but insisted that he would run for the position in the state.
“For me, there is work to do, the work I have been trying to do over the years, I am still strong, I will have to give my very best at all times, so by the special grace of God, I will run.
“The platform, for now, is Rivers State, we need to try and have a state that is a safe place for everybody, so if Dumo is running, everybody is certain that we can have a state where both Nyesom Wike and Amaechi can dine together.
“We need that kind of political peace, the kind of development I am going to bring in Rivers State, under my government, there will be calm, there will be development.”
Lulu-Briggs said that the reason he was the first in the state to make his intention public might be because intending aspirants are still consulting stakeholders.
He said, “I believe why nobody has declared for the governorship race in the state is because they are still consulting.
“Rivers State is blessed with many capable hands and I am very certain that in no time, they will begin to express their interests in their numbers,” he said.
On his vision for the state, Lulu -Briggs said, “what I envision is a state where the socials are strong and can hold all our aspirations, and provide jobs on its own, my vision is a state where there is food on the table, where there is education for all.
“We want to look at the state beyond oil because if you look at all the indicators, we have asked all the questions, economists have told us, economy earners for the state is not even oil and gas, but tourism, ICT and agriculture, there is a whole lot we have not yet done.”
