Noise-making, opposition parties’ only weapon -Elechi‏

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Governor Martins Elechi of Ebonyi State on Friday
said the only weapon available to opposition
parties in the country was noise-making.
He said they adopted the style of criticising
government and the ruling party with the aim of
frightening the people to give the impression
that they are better.
He added that despite their noise, the opposition
would not get anywhere in their quest to wrest
power.
Elechi spoke with State House correspondents
shortly after he met President Goodluck Jonathan
in his office.
“Don’t mind all the noise being made by the
opposition, that is their only weapon, to frighten
the people and give the impression that they are
better. They are getting nowhere. So I am happy
with the state of affairs and I believe we will
make more progress,” he said.
On the 100 years of the nation’s amalgamation,
the governor said Nigeria, despite its challenges
and unique features, had done well.
He said since even developed nations face
challenges,  Nigerians should not expect  the
country’s journey to always be a bed of roses.
The governor said the most important thing is for
all citizens to have confidence in themselves and
their leaders.
He said, “As a nation, we have fared well, we are
so populous, so heterogeneous, ethnic diversity
and religious multiplicity, is not easy to galvanise
such a body into a smooth organisation, called
the government or a country.
“So far, we have been passing through
challenges. These challenges of development,
poverty, illiteracy but if you think of where we
were even 50 years ago not to talk of 100 years
ago, compared that to where we are today, we
have every reason to give thanks to God. We
have done well, that is my honest impression.
“There are challenges ahead, even developed
nations have challenges. Therefore we should not
expect it to be a bed of roses always. The more
we try, I think the better the result, but we must
be patient and steadfast. We should have
confidence in ourselves, in the leadership of the
nation. It is a matter of time.
“Look at the economic indices that is being
quoted, Nigeria is now surpassing South Africa in
spite of all the challenges we have within and
democracy is waxing.”
Elechi described recent report that he opposed
the planned national conference as an organised
attempt by the opposition to pitch him against
the establishment.