Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has urged the
Presidency to dissociate itself from the utterances of its officials capable of
causing disaffection among governors.
Amaechi said the Presidency must
desist from misleading Nigerians, saying there is only one leader for the 36
governors. He added that his re-election as the chairman of the Nigeria
Governors’ Forum (NGF) was accepted by majority of the governors.
The governor was reacting to a
statement credited to Alhaji Ahmed Gulak, the Special Adviser on Political
Matters to President Goodluck Jonathan, referring to governors as “Amaechi
Governors Forum”.
In a statement yesterday by his
Chief Press Secretary, David Iyofor, the governor said Gulak’s ignorance of
basic democratic tenets could damage the credibility of the Presidency and make
it a body that lacks respect for people’s mandate.
The statement reads : “It is
certainly rude, uncharitable and nonsensical for Gulak, an appointed aide, to
derisively refer to elected governors as ‘Amaechi Governors Forum’. Gulak and
his co-travellers in the Presidency must be told in unambiguous terms that the
Governors’ Forum is an internal business of governors and who becomes their
chairman can only be determined by the governors alone.
“It is a known fact that in the
election for chairman of NGF held on May 24, Governor Amaechi got the mandate
of the majority of his colleague-governors to continue to serve as their
chairman when 19 governors voted for him as against 16 that voted for Plateau
State Governor Jonah Jang. We know that 19 is always greater than 16.
“But for the Jonathan Presidency,
according to Gulak, 16 is greater than 19. We, like most Nigerians, are further
saddened that the likes of Gulak in the Presidency are so ignorant and totally
bereft of substance that they lack the capacity to comprehend the quantum of
damage their comments do to the President.
“This is why it is imperative for
the Presidency to dissociate itself and President Jonathan from the
unbefitting, perverse and delinquent comments of Gulak on who is the authentic
chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.”
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See how stupid n. Disrespectfull amechi is n vry arrogant and u think u will not get same in return, as long as i am concern wit dis ur stupid attitude u will continue to suffer wit ur money in this country witout respect n ur cant rule in dis country again mark d date . Failure has become ur portion in life. I remember u did d same to the person who brot u up n made u watever u tink u are now, dr odili, but the law of karma will always follow u. Since there is no better way of addressing ur president
ReplyDeleteSearch your conscience and support the right thing.whether you like Amaechi or not.
DeleteDis fool Ameachi is notin lik a gentle man, i have never seen a politician holding a high office such as a governor with such a loosed mouth....can he ever shut it rough mouth and ignore some comment for once in his life..every day he is in the news and not even saying meaningful thing but total trash. God forbid dis kind governor..
ReplyDeleteAll those who re. Pataking of polictics will not die during God kingdom and u re a supoter u we die with them too.
DeleteNGF was a cartel used by governors to fight the presidency. The NGF is of no benefit to the masses nor the states. This super rich governors were using this platform to futher their influences or pol careers, as what next wen they leave office. The infighting amongst these governors was not just by interferences from the presidency, but frm fellow governor, such as Ameachi who believes he has to Lord over everyone, even the president. Ameachi should run rivers state n leave Jonathan to steer the nations ship. He cannot be gov and president at the same time. And bad mouthing everyone doesn't pay.
ReplyDeleteSomeone pls tell him..he thinks he is god..time will teach him a lesson..
ReplyDeleteAmaechi is such a fool and lacks discipline and respect,how do you expect someone that lacks respect for his parents and elders respect the president? After he's been used and dumped by this northerners,his eyes will clear. Onye ara like him!
ReplyDeleteU are all fools excluding anonymous 8:32am,is it GEJ dat made Amechi governor or what,it is Jonathan OBJ made 4rm deputy governor to president,as Jonathan was elected president of Nigeria so also Amechi was elected too,they are both executive head under d constitution and who is Jonathan to say d 19 body of elected governors votes will not count against his 16,shebi dat was how he tried to manipulate Tabuwal`s election in d house of rep dat he failed,dislike dis man wit passion bcause he is wicked,pretender and a criminal looting our treasuring seriously
ReplyDeleteRapheal, u call everyone who doesn't agree with u as a fool. You are just like your hero Amechi, who believes in fighting n insulting everybody. Ameachi's 8yrs as speaker of rivers state house of assembly was so corrupt. He has a file at EFCC. A fact from Nuhu Ribadu's report. His looting of river state treasury is phenominal
DeleteD president should respect him self first and stop saying 16 is greater than 19.This is wat will always earn him insults. He is a bad loser
ReplyDeleteAmaechi wuld v died by now but if hapens d deputy wil tek ova power which wl not favor d political calculation but he shld becareful cos He who d gods want to destroy wil make mad first
ReplyDelete@ 10:12 are u d one that will kill him
ReplyDeleteIt is quite unfortunate that sentiment rule our spence of judgement in this country. Jonathan is so desperate that his dummy brain can not tell him that in a democracy , majority carries the vote. Am not surprise because he is a disgrace to Niger delta.
ReplyDeleteGej will fail that is all
ReplyDeleteTo me, I wount blame Amaechi neither will i insult Jonathan bt my only question is what's Jonathan bussiness wt governors forum
ReplyDeleteGEJ by the greace of God in 2015 election you will not win the election since you are too corupt
ReplyDeleteSo many ppl call Ameachi a bad governer yet he won best governor of d year, from what GEJ said 16 wins 19 is dat a free and fair election dat is what happens in 9ja election and now even the president of this country can no longer hide it, and u call him president and he's coming out 2015 I wonder what will happen when 2015 will be greater than 2020
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