Two-time Rivers State governorship candidate, Sir (Dr.) Leesi Gborogbosi, has offered free political strategy and governance advisory support to credible candidates seeking elective positions in the state ahead of the 2027 elections.
Gborogbosi, convener of the Gborogbosi Support Movement and Rivers of Our Dreams Initiative, said the offer was aimed at helping to produce competent leaders capable of taking Rivers State towards greater development, harmony and prosperity.
He made the offer in a statement titled “Rivers State Needs A New Direction,” warning that the state was at a critical crossroads ahead of the 2027 elections.
According to him, the collective interests of Rivers people were increasingly being sacrificed for narrow individual interests, resulting in what he described as disharmony, imbalance and underdevelopment.
“My passion is to see a better, more prosperous and respected Rivers State — a state where development reaches every community, where our people live and work together in harmony, and where ethnic cohesion, equity and opportunity define our future,” he said.
Gborogbosi argued that achieving meaningful change would require more than simply replacing political officeholders.
He said Rivers needed credible leadership across the different levels of government, including the governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and House of Assembly.
“We need the right leaders at every level — Governorship, Senate, House of Representatives and House of Assembly,” he said.
“We need candidates who are credible, competent, committed and compassionate, and who genuinely love Rivers State.”
The former governorship candidate warned against replacing existing political leaders with individuals who would allegedly continue to misuse public resources while the people remained trapped in poverty and hunger.
“We cannot simply replace one person with another who will continue to feed fat on public resources while our people struggle with poverty and hunger,” he said.
Gborogbosi said his organisations were prepared to provide prospective candidates with support in political and grassroots strategy, campaign organisation, stakeholder engagement, community mobilisation and governance planning and implementation.
He said his experience in strategy, management, the oil and gas industry, consultancy and academia would be deployed to help candidates develop practical and implementable programmes for the state.
“Our support will focus on political and grassroots strategy, campaign organisation and execution, stakeholder and community engagement, governance strategy and implementation, and converting a credible vision into measurable results,” he said.
Gborogbosi urged interested candidates to submit their governance blueprints for assessment, stressing that only realistic proposals capable of contributing to the transformation of Rivers State would receive the support.
He said the initiative was not motivated by personal or political gain but by his desire to see the state prosper.
“This is not about personal gain. It is about building a prosperous Rivers State and Nigeria. When society prospers, we all prosper,” he said.
