The Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has given President Goodluck Jonathan one condition to return to the Peoples Democratic Party.
Amaechi said he was ready to go back to the PDP if Jonathan would return Rivers oil wells ceded to neighbouring Bayelsa State.
The governor, who spoke on Monday during a rally organised by the All Progressives Congress at the Liberation Stadium in Port Harcourt, said despite the 2.1 million votes Jonathan received in the state in 2011, the Federal Government had not executed any project in Rivers.
He dismissed claims that the ceding of Rivers oil wells in Soku to Bayelsa State was done during the tenure of former Governor Rufus Ada George.
Amaechi said, “We gave the President nearly 2.1 million votes. Let him tell us one project he has done for us. I have challenged the President that I belong to APC. If he wants me back in PDP, let him return the oil wells to the Kalabari people and I will come back.
“But the President cannot. Instead, he will take more. One of our sons, a Kalabari son, said the oil wells were taken under Rufus Ada-George. Tell him I say he is lying. He never served in any government. I served under Ada-George government and there was no oil well taken from Rivers State then.
“I served under Dr. Peter Odili. The oil well was taken in 2006. They put the money in an escrow account and by 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, they took all the money and gave to our brothers and they converted Soku to Bayelsa.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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So the cause of defection is oil well controversy. Remember you said you are number one on the sniper list. Who in particular are you fooling? So in exchange for a few oil wells, you are ready to return to where you have been put on a hit list. Bravo. Clever boy
ReplyDeleteSelfish man! The only reason is more money in ur pocket. APC is already a failure, we know all of you in APC are failed politicians in the past and will never make any difference in future.
ReplyDeleteAmeachi Is A typical example of What Most Rivers people are,,,,TRiBALIST AND UNHUSPITABLE.... Even The Igbos Who Are their first Neighbours Cannot live with them But They bear Igbo Names....
ReplyDeleteTHE NORTH WILL KILL AMEACHI AND TRY TO ROPE GEJ WITH IT... THEY ARE THE PEOPLE TRAINING SNIPERS NOT GEJ....
APC IS OUT TO SPILL BLOOD,,, BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD THEIR BLOOD AND THAT OF THEIR FAMILY WILL BE SPILLED....
Sometime i begin to wonder what type of blind pursuit and greed of personal survival should push a performing governor to self destruction. He now speaks without regards and restrain just like his now new found godgather( who once say his nomination as governor has a K- leg). He is now playing God, challenging higher authority with reckless abandon but remember, God resisted the proud but give grace to the humble!. You are heeding to destruction!
ReplyDeleteAmech enough already, if you dont have the balls to stay away from the ruining party PDP then just shut your trap. You and Jonathan are birds of the same feather so just go kisss his ass and flock with him.
ReplyDeleteLong hisssssss, remain in Boko Haram party, why crying out?
ReplyDeleteThe Boko haram u all are talking about is the PDP and the presidnt is there founder, as for Ameachi. He is not from kalabari. As a governo he is right to stand for his people inrespective of tribe. GEJ is tribalistic
ReplyDeleteAmaechi....just relax and watch how ur death will cum....dem go use ur meat do Kilichi
ReplyDeleteAmaechi just relax and watch ur death movie in d hands of those boko haram.
ReplyDeletefreedom of assoiation n speech is garranteenn in d constitution,Gov Amechi kns wot h's doin. Any attempt to harm him or impeach unconstitutionally wil bring down GEJ n d indications are der. Wike shld met him at d polls free n fair n stp bombin Rivers. Amechi utterance is just to provoke GEJ to be makin costly mistakes against 2015. GEJ shld leave Amechi alone till 2015 polls,leave d house of assembly,allow d man to run d affairs of d state den 2015 met him at d polls free n fair. Let d people decides. Haba!!!!!!!.
ReplyDeleteU need not to come back to PDP again,remain in APC and claim ur oil well back. So all dis fight na cos of oil well,APC has disappointed us all again for embracing self centre pipu into dere party.
ReplyDelete@emex:May your blood,your family members and that of your entire genarations be spilled uselessly as well. emex,shall we all say ameen to our prayers? cos the bible say love your neighbour as yourself and do unto others as you want other to do unto you. Am i right emex? What an idiot with low mentality!
ReplyDeleteGov Amaechi has served as a local gov chairman, speaker for 8 years and governor for 8 years, he has nothing to loose politically. I believe that's he talks carelessly and unguarded. However, i pity those new comers in nigeria politcs who are jumping into a big political wilderness.
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