PORT HARCOURT—FORMER Minister of Petroleum Resources, Prof. Tam David-West, yesterday, commended Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi for his developmental strides in the state.
He said the governor has performed excellently.

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David-West who spoke in Port Harcourt at the wedding ceremony of Mabel and Mr. Iboroma Harry said Governor Amaechi’s efforts were noticed all over the state.
The former minister who said he was not a man given to cheap eulogies advised those who want to criticise to do so constructively.

He said: “Progressive developmental changes are now noticeable in the state and I have, therefore, taken a stand with Governor Amaechi.

The success of Rivers State is the success of every one of us, whether it is you, me or Amaechi, but when someone is there let us criticize constructively not destructively.

“I am not a party man, I have joined no party in my life before, and I don’t intend to join one. Whatever I am saying here, I have said and written about it many times before, but when I see excellence I worship it.

“There must be disagreements but when we take such disagreements to an irresponsible level, it must be denounced by everybody. I have, therefore, taken a stand with the governor.

I am not used to cheap eulogies, if you are bad I tell you, you are bad, I owe you nothing; if you are good, I tell you too and I will not like any person to put smear on your goodness. I will not allow it by my pen or by my action”.