"To Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, this is the time to wear your thinking cap and beat a retreat fast. There is no need squabbling with the President, because it is a battle you cannot win. The office of the President of Nigeria carries enormous powers, and when these powers are evoked it crushes anybody in its trail. You should not look at the President as a former deputy governor and vice president. Level has changed. He is now the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. He has an unfathomable capacity to make life miserable for you. Forget all the noise your supporters are making: they will desert you the moment you cease to be governor. From the support you have received from the state legislature, members of the National Assembly from your state and other groups, it is certain you are liked and very popular. But that is so long you remain the governor and control tangible financial resources. Bear in mind that the forces massed against you are formidable..Your priority should be to leave lasting legacies for which generations unborn will remember you. That being the case, you should choose between your personal interest and that of the Rivers State people. They accuse you of harbouring a vice-presidential ambition. Though there is nothing wrong in that. Nonetheless, you should dump that if it makes some people uncomfortable. Think about your future, safety of your family and the welfare of the people of Rivers State who would be collaterally affected should anything untoward happen to you. God forbid! God has been gracious to you – raising you from grass to grace. You had been a councillor in Port Harcourt[correction, mine], Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly during the tenure of Peter Odili as governor, and now a two-term governor. What else do you want? If it is the will of God you would be vice president or president, nobody can stop you. They said you contested for a second term as chairman of NGF against your party’s directive. If that is true, then, it was wrong. So long you remain a PDP governor you must subject yourself to your party’s directive. If you want to do things your own way the proper thing to do is to found your own party or resign from PDP. Your suspension is a prelude to a stiffer action against you, which you may find unpalatable. As your name ‘Chibuike’ (God is my strength) goes, all will be well with you if you hearken to the voice of reason. God will desert you the moment you fail to listen to the small still voice..Now to those that fuel the crisis in Rivers State: You should search your conscience and desist from fomenting trouble. If you love President Jonathan as you openly profess then you have a responsibility to make him succeed. And one of the ways to attain this objective is to make peace between him and his perceived adversaries. You should, for once, bury your selfishness and work for peace in Rivers State..Let me make it very clear: the crisis in Rivers State will not lead to the victory for either President Jonathan or Governor Amaechi or their teeming supporters; rather it will end up tearing the entire nation apart, because those involved in the fight are too powerful and connected to be ignored, and their tentacles stretch to as far as Damataru and Jigawa in the north, Lagos and Ogbomosho in the west, Abakaliki and Awka in the east, and Calabar and Yenagoa in the in the south. I rest my case and pray God to intervene in his own way. OUK".....
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U ve spoken well,u took no side and said it from point blank,I lyk ur candid advice to Ameachi,it will do no one good at the end of the day!God has really bin wit Amaechi and it is true he cannot fight the office of the president!if it has bin destined to be the president of dis country nothing on earth will stop it!Ameachi,pipe low and apologise to Jonathen and his wife that are power drunk it removes nothing from u!it is well!!!
ReplyDeleteOut of all d pple dat av spoken on dis matter, u spoke better than all of dem, including tinunu and soyinka. God will bless U. That's the best he can do oo...let him calm down.
ReplyDeleteQuite blunt and realistic...this is definately true talk.buh we cant still afford to watch some power drunken people totally ruin our already imperfect democracy...
ReplyDeleteU r a fool 4 saying dat.. U wld av done dsame if u Wer in GEJ' shoes.. Who r u 2 judge? Power drunken or wateva u call dem d fact still remains dat he's d president nd not even u or ur fada can change dat.so let it pain u 2 d bones.. U r here condemnn odas instead of praying 4 our leaders..Dey knw wat Dey r doing nd as d gov has said, Ameachi shld apologise nd let everybody live in peace or else let dem finish wat Dey think Dey can 2 best...
DeleteYes u spoke better,but is GEJ more powerful than God?dnt 4get dat he who fight nd runaway will surely fight another day so gov.Rotimi,fight to d finish so dat u will not liv 2 fight another day,go God is with d rightous.
ReplyDeleteHe's not God buh he's d president nd u cnt change dat.. He serves God J̶̲̥̅̊u̶̲̥̅̊ƨ̣̣̣̇̇̇̇τ̣̣̥ lyk every1 of us.. Nd who told u Rotimi is d rightteous 1? Did God wake u up 4rm sleep or showed u in ur dreams dat Rotimi is d righteous 1? ℓ☺ℓ, Gosh..! Sum persons r Just 2 dump 4 Nigeria!! Haba, u r guys r rilli funny oh.. Anyways,let God will b done in our great country Nigeria.. Lolsss.
DeleteAnyway, frm d aboved illustrations frm former gov, I believed dt this's democracy issue, and defined as govt of d ppl by d ppl and 4 d ppl.... Sure all d party has their rules and regulations.... But there's somethin I want all of us 2 reason with... When Military left d power 2 democracy all of us are so happy that we can fight 4 our right at anytime.... Are u tellin me now that if u sm1 hv ambitn 2 become president in nigeria he has 2 allow d party 2 choose 4 him or her, it's only nigeria state dt a party we always believe that it's turn by turn frm their view of their party, democracy thought us how 2 vote 4 any1 u believe that can govern u but here in nigeria they alway imposed on what they want in their party not PDP alone even A.C.N used 2 do d same, anyway from my point of view if jonathan believe dt he's Good 2 be re-elected as president in 2015 he shld work 4 it not 2 be enforce anyway what I very much knew is dt Almighty God is in control of what's happenin in nigeria and all Over d world. So let's wait and c what is going 2 happen b4 then. And meanwhile Govr Amaechi shld listen 2 his party 4 their progress.
ReplyDeleteMake peace with president Jonathan? Yes I agree, but beg dame patience? No way! For which reason please? Is she an elected personae too? As for Wike Going round sowing seeds of discord between his two masters has shown that truly Judas himself is still living here on earth!
ReplyDeleteHe didn't say he should beg patience! Where did you read that from. Please use ur glasses
DeletePower drunk or not a master is always greater den is servant.so my able governer sir as I am lower 2 U. Do de same 2 ur Oge at de top for peace sake.
ReplyDeleteOn Point!The True Voice Of Reasoning speaking to Amaechi!
ReplyDeleteOur able former governor has spoken and am glad everyone has accepted his view's as a mature and unbiased input. I will term that "The Truth" by Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, former governor and scholar. My advice to Amaechi is thus, 'those who live in glass house's never engage in a stone fight' GEJ is d President of Nigeria and there's nothing he can do abt it, and to Soyinka, supporters of Amaechi in d house of reps, we alrdy know there's a clique dedicated to tarnishing Mr. Presidents name, it's a shame nothing was done during Boko Haram menace till GEJ imposed S.O.E in that zone, if you are in support of Amaechi beating hon. Members, then u are like barbarians in the midst of teenage girls. God help ur victims.
ReplyDeleteWell spoken mr Orji Uzor.let him just calm down and listen to his party directives,he can't continue fighting them,cos he can't win,its not to bring himself down but just to retain his good reputation and for the sake of his family members.God bless u sir as u do so,he will reward u cos HE rewards the humble but resist the proud
ReplyDeletePresident should behave lik a president not lik a drunker ,Amaechi God is wit u.
ReplyDeleteYou have spoken well, both of then should sit down and have a re-think for the well fair of the south south people
ReplyDeleteGod bless you sir.... Orji Uzor Kalu, Ph'd
ReplyDeleteMr Orii am highly dissappointed in U I tot u ar a leader bt I was mistaking fear is what is killing us in this country when will we stand for our right when? Is Goodluck God? Mr Orji you are not a stateman we know your problem u jst need favour 4rm Goodluck u ar next this is nt an Advice pls. We do nt need sacufans in 9ja pls. Fear fear Orji
ReplyDeleteThese are the words of a disgruntled lunatic. War-mongering and blood-thirsty coward.
DeleteWell spoken drom d man who single handedly frustrated Obasanjo's tenure elongation plan. Amechi U can't be in d army and fight d army , u need to be a rebel. leave pdp , adobt another party
ReplyDeleteGood advice,bt do will nid 2 continue like were sm power click determine our fate.we shud continue 2 b a doomy to d power drunkers,I believe evrybody as a rite 2 aspire and principle of internal democracy must b entrench.God save dis country
ReplyDeleteD last two persons that wrote b4 me are very stupid and I'm sure they are Yoruba's who is benefiting 4rm Amaechi's gov't. Orji spoke notin but d truth and gave a candid advise but d fools who gain 4rm crisis will beat a different drum. Ameachi has failed even b4 2day and so u and d likes of Soyinka, Tinubu, Buhari etc should pls hug transformer 4 all I care. Thanks once again, Orji.
ReplyDeleteDe former gov,has sponken well,but pls Amechi Don't leave pdp,doing so will end ur politcal career.pls cool down for Jesus.
ReplyDeleteI respect u for this advice to amaechi. I love u so much.
ReplyDeleteYeah that's the master strategies, Gov. AMaechi ur vision is good, but be patient, u can challenge the federal government, but u can't fight the powerful office of the president.
ReplyDeleteThis is by no means a candid advice. It is cowardly for anyone to say that we should allow the status quo to remain by allowing the almighty presidency and their hangers on bully and intimidate everyone.
ReplyDeleteWe should run the country as a proper federation and allow all constituent parts their autonomy. Also, people like Rosa Parks, Mandela, and the guy who triggered the Arab spring were also probably advised not to try and rock the boat because of the powers that be.
We now know how their actions triggered revolutions and the changes we are experiencing today in the world. Amaechi's action may not succeed to bring about a total change but it will also not fail to notify the world that not all of us are wimps.
Wise talk
ReplyDeleteGod bless you Sir, Orji this is the advice of a father, indeed you are one if only God will open their ears to listen
ReplyDeleteYes Uzor has spoken well! But let us not kill the wishes of God in AMaechi now by asking him to stop aspiring into the nation highest power house.don't you think God might have decided to save this nation through this enemy of president called AMAECHI? Let us not kill this EGG for we don't know if it going to bring forth a MOSES of this Nation.Jonathan and his wife should know that all power belong to God and He can use anybody at His own wish or volations.AMAECHI GOd is with you
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ReplyDeletePls the guy who used Rosa Parks,Mandela etc as tool of change should remember that these notable people were not part of the oppressive system. In all honesty we cannot say that of Amaechi. Like kalu said he is part n parcel of the system and has benefitted from d so called undemocratic system. Mandela never benefitted from apparthied. So him Amaechi must not throw stones at the system that made him Governor without contesting an election. The same system that saw the assasination of Monday Ndor a fellow member of the house of assembly when Amaechi was Speaker etc. He should be careful of these Westerners(Tinumbu and co) as Kalu has said they will desert him when the chips are down. Even the law says "he who comes to equity must come with clean hands.
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ReplyDeleteOrji spoke well in the aspect of the conflict going on in River state,the rubbish that happened in rivers house of assembly was never in the interest of jonathan because that issue draggd his name to the mud.But the issue of the office of the president too powerful to challenge,I beg to disagree.This madness of using power to intimidate others shows that we are not yet ready to practice democracy.
ReplyDeleteIf the constitution grants the president too much power so he should now use it to intimidate others mr orji.What is realy the problem with the people from this part of the world,mr orji give this piece of advice to jonathan"if a leader allows power to intoxigate him he will surely end up in guters because for every goliath there is a stone".Don't allow God to use a small boy or even a woman to disgrace you,ask Abacha how body be am
ReplyDeleteU hv said it all Man tell dem I love U man
ReplyDeleteGood talk Orji but am surprice u Ά̲̣яε̲̣ d One saying this,hope dis isn't ur Campaign? Though majority of us in Rivers State Ά̲̣яε̲̣ with Amaechi come Rain or Shine...Gej shd better advise Dame Patience if He wants to succeed,a woman dat removed Microphone 4rm Amaechi over 2yrs ago Α̲̅ήd since then has been causing one Problem or d other in Rivers State.
ReplyDeleteanonymous 8:27 there are only 27 fighting house members in support of Amaechi. D entire rivers are behind Jonathaan
ReplyDeleteThanks sir...
ReplyDeleteGood advice frm Dr. Kalu but for the chap that was bringing yoruba issue in to this. Remember that Gej knelt b4 a yoruba man who prayed for him while seeking the office of the president. Gej and patient should have a rethink of what happened to their predecessor and take it rather simple. We pray that God intervene,for the grasses suffer where 2 elephants engage.
ReplyDeleteKAlu is a disable a disgraceful person. Amaechi has the wright to fight.
ReplyDeleteBut am thinking the president knows nothing about what is happening in Rivers State,so what are you saying Orji Kalu that Amaechi is fighting the presidency?It seems we do not know exactly what is happening in Rivers State.
ReplyDeleteWell said Kalu i think this is out of experience during u and OBJ u still went ahead to deliver Imo and Abia from PDP yet today u ve been made irrelevant in nigerian politics today a stich in time save nine Amaechi dont try to be a heroe when it is time u will be left alone
ReplyDeleteGov. Amaechi should listen to OUK'S advice. The only crime Alamesia & Ibori committed was challenging the powers that be.
ReplyDeleteThis realy shows that there re good politicians out there..OUK...ur candid advice is very good but GEJ should tread with caution
ReplyDeleteA wise advice. Those who are encouraging Amechi to fight his brother want to destroy River State and indeed Nigeria.
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