ABUJA—AHEAD of 2015 general elections, Prince Tonye Princewill, has put in place a 12-man  exploratory committee, saddled with the responsibility of consulting and researching on the viability of his candidacy for the 2015 Rivers State governorship election.

He noted that politics today has been riddled with those he described as jokers, who claim they want to lead.
Princewill, in a statement in Abuja on  the committee made up of elder statesmen and women, technocrats and individuals who represent professionals, youths, and other stakeholders in the state, said: “I strongly believe that politics is too important to be left to politicians and that if our success is truly measured by our collective efforts, then we must start once again to look out for one another.  Today’s politics seems to have taken us away from these core values and I would like to see them brought back.

“I believe that the largest employer of labour should be small to medium scale enterprise, not government. I also believe transport and housing, just like education and health, should make up the four key pillars on which social service must stand. But the priority of any government here in Rivers State has to be job creation.

“During this quiet period I have had the opportunity to think long and hard about what it means to be governor in Rivers State and about what it will take, not only to get there, but to make a difference to those who need it most.

“Politics today is riddled with too many jokers who claim they want to lead. It is time to get serious. That is why I want you to be the first to know that after extensive consultation, I have commissioned a group of 12 wise men and women to explore the viability of my candidacy in the Rivers State governorship poll.”