Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi
has said that he joined the All Progressive Congress in order to protect the
people of his state.
Amaechi said Rivers had suffered
neglect under the President Goodluck Jonathan administration.
He also said that he made up his mind
to leave the Peoples Democratic Party for the APC because the issues raised by
G-7 governors were not resolved by Jonathan and the PDP.
The governor, who spoke with newsmen
at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Tuesday, described the decision
to join the opposition party as good for the country’s democracy.
He explained that the PDP was giving
the impression that they (G-7 governors) were begging to come back to the
ruling party, maintaining that issues that led to the crisis in the PDP were
not resolved.
“Yes, we have joined APC after the
meeting we had with Buhari, Tinubu and the interim Chairman of APC. The
governors met on Monday and decided that we must meet with the APC leadership.
“When we met with the APC leadership,
it was important we took a position and the position we took is for the good of
our democracy and to ensure that Nigeria moves forward.
“Rivers State must know that for me
to have taken that decision, I had looked at the general interests of Rivers
people. I was not elected to lead Nigeria; I was elected to lead Rivers State
and I had looked at the interests of Rivers people and have seen that these
interests were not protected in PDP.
“I have seen the fact that we are
losing our oil wells in Etche, in the Kalabari areas and that the more they
continue to pilfer these oil wells, the more we will continue to lose our
wealth.”
He, however, pointed out that despite
his defection to the APC, he still held the President in high esteem and had no
personal quarrel with him.
He said, “The President and I have no
personal quarrel. It is important we put that in perspective. All the issues
were issues that affect Rivers people, they were issues that affect Nigerians
and I am a Nigerian, I have to address those issues.
“He is my President and I respect
him. I respect his office, respect him as a person and respect the fact that he
is older, but then as an elected governor of Rivers State, I have the
responsibility to lead Rivers State.”
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Ameachi, you have always over priced yourself. We a watching ur alliance with these northerners and APC.
ReplyDeleteGo on Ameachi all your oil wells have been shared by other states by jonathan and cronies to hell with PDP.
ReplyDeleteAmeachi u are a real politician and we belive G7 are progresives we are 100% behind you
ReplyDeleteAmechi u haf taken a good decision and ur name will not be delete in d history of Rivers state n Nigeria as a whole as a brave man n one who fought 4 Rivers state 4 her peoples freedom.God bless Rivers state!God bless APC!God bless Nigeria!
ReplyDeleteRapheal the simple and gullible. How is Ameachi's new move to APC in his last lap as gov of Rivers state be in her interest? He is fighting for personal survival, power and relevance. In his 8yrs as speaker, about 7yrs as gov with funds at his disposal under PDP platform,he is stil telling stories. Is it in these few months under APC, he is going to work miracles?
DeleteAbi o!ask dat Ogogoro raphael!
ReplyDeleteAmeachi on final jonesing ya hand don de fall. Heeeya rotimi ameachi
ReplyDeletePls my people on d Average as a Rivers Man, Amaechi has up to 50percent performance n we're proud of Him... Apart 4rm Alfred Diete Spiff, Amaechi is next in perfomance so far...So compare n prove me wrong if u can. Hmmmmm!!!
ReplyDelete8:32am nd Delta boy u guys ar d best fools I hv ever come across in d history of life.check rivers state b4 nd now. Can't u c d diffrences compare wit d old fooish. Politicians dat call dem selves GDI,pple dat ar only intrested in there family alone idiots.let's. See hw PDP will rig d election in d country.wicked old fools,APC here we come hahaha
ReplyDeleteY are u people always sentimental,it is obvious Amechi has done wonders work in Rivers,one was calling me Ologogoro abusing mr President GEJ indirectly bcause he knew everybody now know GEJ to be Ologogoro,it is obvious dat GEJ is not capable to rule Nigeria God put him there thru his grace bcause of his humility but d man is too weak n likes ogogoro a lot,so his time is up come 2015,God has raise up army of APC to overthrow him n among dat army is Amechi but until 2015 many of his supporters dat is supporting him bcause of appointments n contracts,dat are still doubting Thomas weather his time is up or not shud wait n see themself
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