The indomitable political strategist and Social critic High Chief Sunnie Chukumele, the Rivers state born Sociology graduate of University of Port Harcourt truly brought incumbent Vice President and former Presidential aspirant who is of All Progressives Congress nationwide has finally collapsed the Yemi Osibanjo Presidential political pressure group into All Progressives Grand Alliance-APGA in Rivers state. High Chief Sunnie Chukumele campaigned seriously for Vice President Yemi Osibanjo a national assignment he took and set up various units of the Vice President’s Presidential aspiration groups and in Rivers state a palatial edifice was secured and Professor Yemi Osibanjo personally came to Port Harcourt and commissioned No. 9 Abeokuta Street Garrison D/Line area of Port Harcourt, Rivers state.
Today, the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA Rivers state Governorship candidate Chief Ugo Beke has taken over the political structure of Vice President Yemi Osibanjo in Rivers state as it was established in the 319 political wards and 23-Local Government Areas of Rivers state. And High Chief Sunnie Chukumele is the one anchoring the political pressure group for Chief Ugo Beke in Rivers state.
The APGA Rivers state governorship candidate is the son of late His Royal Highness Francis Osimini Beke a popular traditional Ruler and Philanthropist with heavy investment in Rivers state. In his life time has had 30-children being a native of Elbrada town in Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers state. The Ikwerre ethnic nationality business man, Chief Ugo Beke is a 1983 graduate of Buckingham University Buckinghamshire in England where he earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Law and Economics Combined Honours as he went into banking as a career as a Political Economist of note having worked in 1991 as member of the Committee on Value Added Tax which was headed by a renowned Economist late Professor Sam Aluko.
As a business man, chief Ugo Beke was appointed Manager at BEC Development Company in 1984 immediately after completing his mandatory National Youth Service Corps NYSC at Warri Delta state. He was also employed as Assistant Manager at Merchant Bank of Africa later promoted to Manager. His deep interest in creating jobs led him to establish Eastern Wrought Iron manufacturers of Star Foams, Hospital equipment including solid state bedding products and other materials.
The battle to become the Governor of Rivers state is open for all contestants as he had pledged to pay attention to wealth creation and establishing oil and gas cities across Rivers state. Recently he stated that “Our main focus will be in human capacity building and management of resources to adequately reduce unemployment and insecurity. Our government will also promote vacation jobs as a means of reducing crimes amongst the youths. We will also provide free and qualitative education at all levels of government-owned schools and institutions of higher learning.”
Prince Ugo Beke asserted that “Bad government policies, clueless leadership, insensitivity of the privileged class and debased moral values, idleness and lack of jobs account for the rise in crimes in our society. Our government will focus a lot of money and attention on the health of Rivers people.” He is one of the strong contenders as APGA as a political party has its in Eastern Nigeria whereas many residents living and doing business in Rivers state are from South-Eastern Nigeria where APGA has a serving Governor Chukwuma Charles Soludo of Anambra State.
Prince Ugo Beke is a sibling to Chief Emeka Beke Rivers state Chairman of All Progressives Congress-APC who is being rumoured to have defection plans to Peoples Democratic Party-PDP.