The SDP candidate said Rivers State produces more than 40% of Nigeria\u2019s crude oil and holds 40% of the country\u2019s water bodies, yet many young people remain unemployed or underemployed.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cRivers State is too rich to be in this poverty,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n
Peter said his administration would pursue shared prosperity by repositioning governance, ending godfatherism and ensuring that public resources serve the people rather than personal interests.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cI do not have a godfather. God is my godfather, and God is the one sponsoring me in this project. I only have to answer to God, not one man or one woman somewhere.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cPolitics is not about personal interest; politics is about the people\u2019s interest. Until people\u2019s interests come first, the resources will go into one person\u2019s pocket,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Peter also promised open budgeting, transparent procurement and financial autonomy for local government areas and the judiciary.\n<\/p>\n
Read also:\u00a0ADC, NDC accuse APC of fuelling political violence in Edo ahead of 2027 elections<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n He pledged to address flooding through proper road construction and drainage, saying poor planning had contributed to recurring floods in the state.\n<\/p>\n The SDP candidate said his administration would generate 4,000 megawatts of electricity, distribute 3,000 megawatts and retain 1,000 megawatts as a reserve to support industries, small businesses and households.\n<\/p>\n \u201cWhat Rivers State needs is 3,000 megawatts to run the entire state. Once there is electricity, industries will begin to flourish, people will come in, barbers will begin to make money, salons will begin to make money, and small companies will begin to function properly,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Peter further promised youth empowerment and social protection, including a credit facility for unemployed young people. He said beneficiaries would receive monthly deposits through a credit card, which would be deactivated once they secured employment.\n<\/p>\n \u201cIn my administration, any youth who is unemployed will be given a credit card. At the end of the month, money will be deposited in it. Once you get a job, the credit card will be deactivated,\u201d he said.\n<\/p>\n Read also:\u00a0Farah Dagogo denies suing ADC over Rivers governorship ticket<\/a><\/strong>\n<\/p>\n He also pledged N500 billion in industrial funding through partnerships with companies, with single-digit interest loans to support businesses in the state.\n<\/p>\n Peter said his administration would ensure equitable distribution of appointments across ethnic groups and promised to run an inclusive government for all Rivers people.<\/p>\n \u201cFarewell to poverty is not a slogan. Under the SDP, Rivers State will be rich, and its people will be rich. We are offering a new dawn vanguard to make Rivers State great again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Source: <\/p>\n Ben-Gurion John Peter, governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Rivers State, says he plans to create two million jobs in four years and generate 3,000 megawatts of… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8210,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Related News<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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