By Jimitota Onoyume

Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in Rivers State, Dr Dakuku Peterside, has assured that he would focus on youth development if elected  as governor of the state. Peterside, who spoke yesterday when he unveiled the office of Generation   of Peace, GOP, in Port Harcourt, said he would create jobs and initiate programs that would build capacity among youths in the state.

He  enjoined youths to remain focused and shun acts of violence. Earlier, the  Coordinator of the group, Commander Collins Ehimieghe, rtd, said  Peterside was adopted  as their choice for governor  because of the sterling qualities in him.

“Today we have picked up the gauntlet as generational shift campaigners to not only work and deliver the governorship seat of Rivers state to a man we see as a torchbearer, a friend and for some of is a mentor, Hon Dr Dakuku Adolphus Peterside. We therefore believe without any tinge of equivocation that our aspirations to have one of our own steer the ship of state has already materialized”, he said.

“Friends we make bold to say that we believe a thousand times that the candidature of Dr Dakuku Adolphus Peterside stands to be of utmost benefit to the generality of Rivers people”.