Why I Refused To Attend Centenary Celebration In Abuja..Amaechi

RIVERS State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has said that he stayed away from the Nigeria’s centenary in Abuja in order to get even with President Goodluck Jonathan whom he said failed to honour the invitation to 100 years anniversary of Port Harcourt last year.
The governor explained that even when prominent indigenes of the state visited the President in Abuja and invited him to the 2013 event in Port Harcourt, he refused to be at the occasion.
Amaechi, who spoke at a book presentation to mark the 70th birthday of the former Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Prof. Nimi Briggs, on Saturday, explained that he had expected Jonathan to honour the invitation from the state.
He said, “When they ask me why I did not attend the celebration, I said five prominent Rivers men left here to go and invite the President. When they approached me that they wanted to go and invite the President, I said, ‘don’t bother your head, the President won’t come.’
“They said ‘no, not after he had seen us.’ They (Rivers indigenes) are seated hear, Justice Karibi Whyte, Prof Tekena Tamuno, Prof E.J. Alagwa, Chief Agbaru and Prof. Nimi Briggs; and they went. They were very well received by our President and they were very impressed.
“They came back to my house that day in Abuja and they told me that they met with the President and I was excited. Everybody in the Federal Government told me the President would come (for the Port Harcourt centenary). The President did not come.
“So, I told them that I would not go to (Nigeria’s) centenary because Port Harcourt turned 100 and the President refused to come even though he grew up here. I said I would not go to Nigeria’s Centenary in response to his (Jonathan) refusal to come for Port Harcourt Centenary.
“I did that not because I wanted to disrespect the President. I respect him for his age and his achievement in the society. I thought that the Federal Government should have respected and honoured that invitation,” Amaechi said.

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7 Comments

  1. Ameachi d small boy, ur reasons are always funny, hope tinubu came. Ur oga @ d top.

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  2. Do me I do you

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  3. Can you imagine the type of people we have at the helm of leadership?because he the president did not honor your IV hence you decide to revenge so we the follower should learn from Rotimi Amechi to revenge to those who offend us?Amechi you are a big failure and you will never feel fulfilled despite your position in public thrust.

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  4. Amechi u re a colossal failure in *Victor Ofuchi's voice. U make me really laff and I don't know how to describe u. Why will d President honour your invitation wit all d insults u give him publicly? U think u re relevant in Gej's administration? Amechi!! Gej doesn't know u exist,quit being melodramatic n petty.

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  5. Amaechi has always been a disgrace to this country and am not surprise at his stupid reasons, can't imagine a mere governor comparing a single state to a whole country, what a daft leader we have, poor shallow mindset, I really pity my people from River states....gush.....so annoying

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  6. Rapheal and Ofuchi were are you? Are you sleeping. Is this the APC people. I said it apc should not admit all this pdp left overs. They will turn APC to another party of Confusionists..rubbish. Amechi thinks he is important

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  7. Am surprised that Amaechi can still talk as a gutter boy after being a Speaker for 8yrs and a Governor for almost 8yrs too. I use 2 admire him but greed and hunger for Power has dampened his sense of good reasoning. However, i pray God restore his health since he has publicly confessed he doesn't have control over what he says sometimes.

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