The ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒโ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ has officially delivered an uncompromising petition to top political leadership, demanding the ๐ถ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ as the All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer for ๐๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ ๐ฏ ahead of the ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐. The youth group warned that failure to withdraw his candidacy would lead to a total and irreversible collapse of the partyโs fortunes in the constituency.
In a strongly worded press statement, the leadership of the forum voiced extreme grievances over what they termed an โuntenable situationโ that threatens local peace and the political survival of the ruling party in the constituency.
The Chairman of the Alabini Peopleโs Forum, Moses Ebi, issued a damning indictment regarding security and safety in the area:
โMr. Berry Negerese has turned our peaceful communities into volatile war zones. By sponsoring armed gangs, he has unleashed a wave of terror across Bilabiri and the entire Dodo River axis. He rules not by popular consent, but through fear, blood, and intimidation, dragging the APCโs name deeper into the mud every single day he remains the partyโs candidate.โ
Adding to the heavy allegations, the Secretary of the forum, Ebikabowei Wuruimelemo, accused the candidate of systemic economic exploitation and undermining community development:
โFor over a decade, Mr. Negerese has personally hijacked the Dodo River Communities Rural Development Association (an affiliate of the Dodo RDA). He has diverted billions of naira meant for critical local development into his private pockets. To sustain this illegal monopoly, he has installed his own brother as his successor, cementing a corrupt family dynasty over our shared community resources. This is organized crime disguised as governance.โ
Adams further added:
โHe continues to falsely parade himself as a national leader of oil host communities, using this deceptive title to siphon off lucrative contracts. Meanwhile, the actual oil-bearing communities he claims to represent are sinking deeper into abject poverty. He has stolen opportunities from our youths, strangled local progress, and left our people in darkness. He stands today as the absolute embodiment of corruption.โ
The forum explicitly warned that fielding Mr. Negerese is tantamount to political suicide, effectively handing victory to the opposition before the first ballot is cast. They noted that the APC risks being remembered as a party that chose corruption over the welfare of its people.
The Alabini youths have formally petitioned ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ, ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป. ๐๐ผ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ถ; ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ก๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ต๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ; ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป, ๐ฅ๐. ๐๐ผ๐ป. ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐ข๐ด๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฎ, ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐. Their demand is straightforward: immediately withdraw Negereseโs candidacy and launch a full-scale investigation into his activities.
The statement concluded with a definitive ultimatum: if the APC insists on keeping Berry Negerese on the ballot, the Alabini youths and the wider Ekeremor electorate will fully mobilize against the party at the polls. The forum declared that the community will no longer allow โan empire of violence and fraudโ to dictate its future, vowing to shift their massive voting bloc to an alternative political party if the leadership fails to act.