By Jimitota Onoyume

PORT HAR-COURT— GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has described the All Progressives Congress, APC-led Federal Government as a failure, stressing that the government had failed to meet its campaign promises to the people.

The governor spoke, yesterday, at Afara community, ahead of tomorrow’s Etche/Omuma federal constituency elections, adding that Rivers  State was among the few states in the country with functional governance.

Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has mobilised over 700 staff members for the conclusion of the outstanding 2015 election in Rivers State tomorrow.

INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Edo, Bayelsa and Rivers states, Mrs May Agbamuche-Mbu, made this known yesterday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

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She said the election would hold in Etche Local Government Area to fill the Etche State Constituency II and Etche/Omuma Federal Constituency seats.

Agbamuche-Mbu described the decision by the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, not to participate in the election as unfortunate.

Continuing, Wike said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was the only political party campaigning for the election in the state, accusing the APC of allegedly plotting how to rig the elections in Abuja.

He said the PDP was firmly on ground in Etche/Omuma area, stressing that the  people should  protect their votes on the election day.

His words: “APC has failed Nigeria.  Nigeria has collapsed.  The only state that is working in Nigeria  is Rivers.  That is why the APC cannot campaign  here.  We will not allow a situation  where  we will campaign, but APC  will liaise  with  the Police and INEC to rig. The votes of our people must count.

“Allow democracy  to thrive in Nigeria.  You cannot  continue  to  deceive the people. We shall not allow the police and other  security agencies to  hijack  electoral  materials  on Saturday.”

“I  live by my promises.  In Etche Local Government Area, it is either I have fulfilled my promises or I am fulfiling  them. I have completed  the  Igwuruta-Chokocho Road, while the Chokocho-Umuechem-Ozuzu Road, Afara-Nihi-Ulakwo  and Chokocho-Igbo Etche Road are ongoing. The Etche people  will continue to enjoy projects from my administration.

“Those  who  give excuses in Abuja, have no place in Etche. For me, I have gone beyond being a governor.  I am now Mr Projects.  My attention is on the delivery of quality projects to our people,” he added.