CHIEF DUMO LULU BRIGGS' ADDRESS AT A ROUND TABLE WITH RIVERS STATE APC WOMEN LEADERS, ON THE NEED TO REMAIN LOYAL, SUPPORTIVE AND FAITHFUL TO THE PARTY

The APC women leaders of the 23 local government Areas of Rivers State, women members of the state party executive and other prominent women stakeholders of the party led by the state women leader, Evangelist Caroline Nagbo and her deputy,
Princess Urie, had an interface with Chief Barr. Dumo Lulu Briggs on Thursday the 21st of September 2017.

The women leaders stated that respect is a virtue that the women of APC hold sacred; hence, it was in place to interface with a personality like Dumo Lulu Briggs to promote sense of unity and belonging, and to share ideas on the need for strengthening the party through membership support and loyalty to the leadership.

After minutes of introduction and invoking God’s presence, the session began with a heartwarming, informative and breathtaking paperless remark/presentation by Chief Barr. Dumo Lulu Briggs. He said thus:

“Let me start by thanking all of us for our commitment to the APC cause and for finding me worthy of your presence. I am one of you today because you have made appealing impacts as the frontrunners of the party. I am thankful because you kept on with the struggle, even when it looked like the road was very difficult, you kept the APC alive.
And today the APC has become the conscience of Rivers State and it’s because of the foresightedness of all of you who are here.


Growing up, life was rough but my mother was always there, so I know that I will not be a man today if not for the woman that God gave me as a mother. So, no matter what happens, I value women, I respect them because they remind me every day of the sufferings that my mother went through to raise me.

There is enormous responsibility that the women carry, and if not for you, this party will not be anywhere. I thank all of you for holding firm, for agreeing that what we have in Rivers State is one God, one state one party (The All Progressives Congress) and one leader, the Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. Now, when you have all of that, it means that your victories are guaranteed.

And I want to tell us that 2019 is a defining moment for all of us, and nobody appreciates that better than the leader of the party. It means a lot more for him that we win the 2019 election than it means to almost all of us who are also members of this party, and who have all kinds of aspirations.It will be wrong of me or anybody to input wrong motives in his actions, because frankly, it will be more costly to him if we make any mistake in 2019 than it will be to all of us who are aspiring. Therefore, it is important that we give him the benefit of the doubt.

The leader of the party Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi believes that we must build a Rivers State that will not be hostile to our children, a state that will love them and provide opportunities for them to realize their full potentials. It is important for him to ensure that the state begins to work for every man, woman and child. Today, Rivers State is struggling to find her feet while Lagos State has moved on.

It has to be about you not about the person contesting elections; it has to be about all of us. So, we need to have people who are capable and are willing to expand the economy to accommodate all Rivers people. For whatever opportunity God gives to us, He expects us to use it to enrich the lives of the people. Nothing means more to us than the love that we show to one another, so we should pray to get people who will get into positions and remember that it was never about them, that, it is just a position they hold in trust in order to explore resources in a manner that will make provisions for every Rivers man, woman and child.

There are two important moments in the life of everybody; the day you were born and the day you realized why you were born. I have realized that I was born to serve; I was born to share my life with people.  I hope that in 2019, we will be able to bring back that Rivers State that cared for all of us. We have to begin to love again, the money we store in the banks for our children won’t give them happiness; what will give them joy is that they have a society that cares for them.

Thank you.

DLB MEDIA
23/09/2017