Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC Rivers State Governorship Candidate for the 2027, Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs has charged party members to see the 2027 general elections as not just merely about securing a party ticket or having a national platform from which to contest, but consider it as a serious engagement about the future of Rivers State and Nigeria at large.
Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs who have the admonition while addressing an extraordinary Congress meeting of the leadership and members of Rivers NDC at the party’s campaign office in Port Harcourt, on Saturday, September 19, 2026, stressed the biblical injunction that they have put their hand on the plough and there was no looking back.
The NDC Rivers Guber flagbearer said that as candidates and stakeholders, they must recognise that they have a responsibility that goes beyond personal ambition, but is born out of sacrificial love for the people and country and they must rise as stakeholders and take the bold steps necessary to restore purposeful leadership to Rivers State.
Chief Dumo Lulu-Briggs captured his comments at the strategic NDC Stakeholders meeting, on his verified social media handles thus:
2027: WE HAVE PUT OUR HANDS TO THE PLOUGH, NO LOOKING BACK
As the 2027 General Elections draw nearer, and as a party committed to a serious Rescue Mission, we are leaving no stone unturned.
We are fully aware that, having set out to Pursue, Overtake and Recover All that has been taken from our people, we must remain vigilant and committed until this mission is accomplished.
For this reason, the leadership of our Party held a strategic extraordinary Congress meeting yesterday, where we put our hands to the plough, resolved not to look back, and reaffirmed our determination to march forward towards the finish line.
It was a gathering of think-tanks, where viable ideas were shared and strategic decisions taken to strengthen our structures, deepen our mobilisation and close every gap that could stand in the way of our mission.
Above all, we thank God for the “I-can-do” spirit within our Party. I am particularly encouraged by the wealth of experience available to us through our caucus leadership, people who have been in the political arena for decades and whose experience continues to add tremendous value to our collective journey.
But we must understand something very important.
The next election is not merely about securing a party ticket or having a national platform from which to contest. It is about the future of Rivers State and Nigeria at large.
And that future begins with one fundamental truth:
RIVERS STATE BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE.
Not to one individual.
Not to a select few.
Not to those who temporarily occupy positions of authority.
Rivers State belongs to its people.
Therefore, as candidates and stakeholders, we must recognise that we have a responsibility that goes beyond personal ambition. It is a responsibility born out of sacrificial love for our people and our country.
I told our members that Rivers State has done tremendously well for me, and the greatest way I can repay that privilege is by giving back to society.
I want to be Governor because I believe I have something meaningful to contribute, something that can help improve the living standards of our people and create a State where opportunity, security, peace, quality healthcare and education are accessible to all.
That is why our mission must be bigger than any individual.
This is not about Dumo.
It is not about one person.
What is truly on the ballot is the future, prosperity, security, peace, health, education and dignity of the people of Rivers State.
And that is why we must RESET RIVERS STATE.
A reset that restores accountability.
A reset that puts the people at the centre of government.
A reset that brings back quality education and drives ignorance far from every man, woman and child.
A reset that unlocks the enormous economic potential of our State and creates opportunities for our young people.
A reset that restores peace, security, dignity and hope.
A reset that makes government once again a servant of the people.
So I asked them:
At a time like this, when so many Rivers people feel that the affairs of our State have become concentrated in the hands of too few, can we afford to lack the courage to demand a better way?
We must rise as stakeholders and take the bold steps necessary to restore purposeful leadership to our State.
Because Rivers State belongs to the people.
And because it belongs to the people, we must Reset Rivers State.
We have put our hands to the plough.
There is no looking back.
To God be all the glory.
