Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has alleged that
Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of transportation, worked against the
presidential bid of Bola Tinubu.
Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC),
won the presidential election held on February 25 and the Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued him a certificate of return.
Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers, is a member of the
APC. He contested the party’s presidential primary in June 2022 but lost to
Tinubu.
The former minister of transportation was not actively involved in the campaign trail of Tinubu despite being a member of the council.
Speaking on Thursday during a broadcast in Port Harcourt,
capital of Rivers, Wike said Amaechi and Tonye Cole, APC governorship candidate
in the state, “actively” worked against the election of Tinubu.
“Rotimi Amaechi and his protégé, Tonye Cole, actively
opposed the demand for power shift to the south and worked against their
party’s presidential candidate in Rivers state,” Wike said.
“When the president-elect (Tinubu) emerged as the winner,
Tonye Cole rushed to congratulate him on his Instagram handle but deleted the
post when he was criticised.”
The Rivers governor said the G5 — a group of five governors
in the PDP — has been “vindicated” for backing a power shift to the south.
“For us in the G-5, the presidential election was about
fairness, equity, and justice. Our commitment was for a presidential power
shift from the north, where it has been for the last eight years, to southern
Nigeria,” he said.
“Thankfully, Nigerians have vindicated our stand, and we appreciate the electoral majority for strengthening the nation’s unity with their choice.”
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