The five Peoples Democratic Party who defected to the
opposition All Progressives Congress are ready to meet the ruling
party in court, the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said.
Amaechi made this known in Port Harcourt on Wednesday just as the PDP National
Chairman, Bamanga Tukur, boasted that Amaechi and his colleagues would
willingly return to the party soon.
The PDP had last month asked an Abuja Federal High Court to sack
the five governors. It also prayed the court to
order the houses of assembly of Adamawa, Rivers, Sokoto, Kano and Kwara states
to commence impeachment proceedings against the governors.
The Rivers State governor ,who featured in a radio
(95.1 FM, Port Harcourt) phone-in programme in Port Harcourt, said they
had hired reputable lawyers to battle with the PDP .
He recalled that many governors had in the past
left other political parties and joined the PDP
without being sacked by the courts.
Amaechi said, “Courts don’t impeach. But we are waiting. The courts’ position
(in the past) is very clear. Zamfara governor moved to the PDP and the
court held that he had a right to move if there was a disagreement in his
party.
“The Bauchi State governor moved from ANPP(defunct All Nigerian Peoples
Party) to the PDP and another court held that he had the right to
move. Abia State governor (Theodore Orji) moved from Progressives
Peoples Alliance to the PDP and Kebbi State governor
also moved from the ANPP to the PDP. They are so many and the PDP was so
happy absorbing them.
“Now that five of us have gone and the chances of more
governors moving to the APC appear to be there, the PDP is panicking. We are
ready to meet them in court; we have hired lawyers and our lawyers can
battle with them.”
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Go Amechi beat the shit out of the skoonk.
ReplyDeleteThat is true,we have in d past governors that decamp to their own party,lets wait n see which judge they want to use to declare their seats vacant as they used to influence some judges to free criminals n win cases,that is why Jonathan refused to reinstate d appeal president Salami back to his seat despise that the body of Judiciary asked him to do so
ReplyDeleteI think d PDP is filled with confused ppl. Dem 4get say life na "do me I do u affair" n "person wey do 1st no de pain until dem revenge 4 him head e go make noise". I think u guys shld jst free d G5 like terry G, "FREE ME!!!"
ReplyDeleteWhile all the other decamped Governors are mindful of their utterances, Amaechi is busy shooting his mouth like a parrot. Too-know dey worry am. When the chips are down and the fence-mending starts (of course, as humans we can change our minds if we realize our mistakes, abi), I wonder where he will stand. "Burning the bridges" as they say.
ReplyDeleteD other Four that defected are actually not making noise but Amaechi being d "Paper Tiger" that he is can't stop talking. Brave pple don't make noise but believe action. They go 4 what they want and succeed. However, I understand how u feel. A frustrated man has nothing much 2 do but cry 2 attract sympathy. Amaechi go and surrender urself 2 EFCC bcos u are d most corrupt Governor that exist in Nigeria. U. Accuse pple of corruption but I'll plead with u 2 send ur CV 2 enable us know where and where u've worked b4 2 enable u acquire d wealth u have now. Failure
ReplyDeleteAmechi forgot dat d parties whom d membas defectd from did nt sue dem to cut to declare dea seats vacant.dis is a difrent case.bt by d way wea did amaeci gt d mony to fight d case-d ppl's mony?now he has hope in d cort-he forgot d cort ruln against Ake's factn of pdp in his state. Wich he refusd to accept?
ReplyDeleteChief M.L nd 11:17am u guys ar fools. U 4got dat Amaechi is d NGF Chairman,who do u tink is dia 2 talk.My able Gover. carry go u 2much
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