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| Prof. Don Baridam |
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Professor Don Baridam is former Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, one-time chairman of the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Federal Universities, and ex-chairman of Association of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities. Now an influential member of Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, Baridam tells Francis Ugwoke the kind of governor the state would want in 2015. Excerpts:
How would you evaluate the strength of Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State after the defection of the governor, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, to All Progressives Congress?
Based on the history of Rivers State since the inception of PDP, the state has always been a
PDP state. Governor Amaechi as a free citizen has the right to go to any party of his choice, but his leaving PDP will not affect the fortunes of the party. I do not think that Governor Amaechi is leaving the party because he hates the party that brought him to limelight, and made him what he is. He is leaving the party because of the apparent misunderstanding between him and some people in the party. With a little patience and political sagacity, the differences would probably have been sorted out in the interest of all interest groups in our great party. But one beautiful thing about democracy is that it is the only known political system that confers choice on every citizen. Perhaps, I should add that the programmes which Governor Amaechi is executing in the state are PDP programmes, which goes to confirm our staying power and reach as the largest political party in Africa.
