Rivers Is Destined For Greatness, Says Lancelot

A GOVERNORSHIP aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Maj. Lancelot Anyanya (rtd), has said his aspiration is to forge a new sense of greatness among people of the state, irrespective of their station in life, by creating opportunities for all.
     He spoke in Port Harcourt Saturday while responding to comments by kings and chiefs of his Andoni ethnic group who came together to formally endorse him for the position of governor in the state.
    “Rivers State is destined to be the leader among the comity of states. The reality is that we have not achieved greatness; we have also not achieved the peak of our excellence. We have come to give our people a new direction. Whether you choose to live in the fishing port, in a farming community, wherever you choose to be or wherever you find yourself, you can be great. And that is the message we have brought. And it is into that calling of greatness that God has given every human being that we have come to appeal to the creative energy of Rivers’ people, and by providing an environment where everyone can be great. In the new Rivers State of our dream, the only limitation to greatness is the individual,” he said.
  Lancelot told the assembly of the traditional rulers that having contemplated the race for a while, it was time for him to inform them about his governorship ambition and solicit their support.
  While acknowledging the neutrality of the traditional rulers in spite of their preferences, he likened his aspiration to the Biblical narration of how God chose Bethlehem when he wanted to give salvation to mankind instead of the bigger tribes in Israel, alluding to his own Andoni clan in relationship to others tribes in Rivers State.