The choice of a governorship
candidate for the All Progressive Congress (APC) ahead of the 2019 elections in
Rivers State has continued to widen the cracks within the party.
Some APC stakeholders drawn from
the 23 Local Government areas of the state are insisting that every act of
imposition must be stopped if the party must have its way in the 2019 general
elections.
The APC stakeholders under the
aegis of Progressive Allegiance for Magnus Abe, Kairus, and M30, an affiliate
body of the party in a communique at the end of a meeting yesterday which
lasted for hours in Port Harcourt, harped on the poor outing of the party at
the 2015 general elections.
The group blamed the Minister of
Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi for imposing the Director General of NIMASA,
Dakuku Peterside on the party in 2015.
They described Peterside as a
weak candidate to Rivers state Governor Nyesom Wike.
The stakeholders also blamed
Amaechi for foisting weak candidates to contest elections in all the local
government areas of the State.
The communique read by Amaechi’s
ex-Commissioner for Justice, Wogu Boms, called on the party’s Working Committee
to ensure “impartial, unbiased and all inclusive resolution of party members as
well as right of members to support and canvass for the interest of the party
without fear.”
The six points communique also
called on Senator Magnus Abe to run as the 2019 APC governorship candidate.
The stakeholders, however,
commended party members for keeping faith in the party.
The group comprises of
individuals believed to be very close to Amaechi.
It includes member representing
Ikwerre-Emohua Federal Constituency at the National Assembly, Chidi Wehioka,
former Chief of Staff Government House, Tony Okocha, former commissioner for
Education, Allwell Onyesoh, Senator Wilson Ale, Austin Nwokocha, Aye Pepple
among others.
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