GOVERNOR Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has declared that he is through
with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
He vowed that nothing would ever make him return to the party.
The governor made the declaration in an interview, on Friday, in Port
Harcourt, in a reaction to a statement credited to the Supervising Minister of
Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, to the effect that he was planning to return to
his former political party.
Wike was reported to have said, among other things, that Amaechi was
desperate to return to PDP through the back door, but advised him to follow the
rules and guidelines if he was truly interested in returning to the party.
However, the governor denied the minister’s statement, saying he was
done with PDP.
He added that the possible return of some oil wells to the state would
dictate the turn of events.
“No, I am not returning to PDP. They should check that man (Wike)
whether he is okay. I have finished with the PDP; I have told them. I made a
promise that if they return the Kalabari oil wells, we will see how it goes,
but until that happens, we will keep our fingers crossed.
“Beyond the oil wells, I have told them; they have approached me, if
they want, I will call (mention) the names of those that approached me but that
is not an issue. There are issues that are fundamentally different between me
and the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“If I am progressive, it must be seen in the type of life I live, in
what I do and how I relate with people and the type of governance. We
introduced popular free education, gave laptops to children to take home. There
are so many things we are doing that are contrary to the ideologies of the PDP,
but they are wonderful men and women.
“I said people should ignore him (Wike). Are you sure that if I tell PDP
that I am coming back in 10 days, they will not send a dance party here?
One problem with leadership in Nigeria is that when you are a president,
a governor or a minister, what you say must be factual; you cannot be part of
gossip.
“So, that young man who claims to
be Supervising Minister of Education, who doesn’t know what it means to be a
minister, is saying I am begging to come back to the PDP. What is PDP? I beg
you, please, don’t ever ask me question about that young man because I will not
answer you again,” he said.
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ReplyDeleteAmaechi is finished politically. I pity him sha
ReplyDeleteWeep not for Ameachi, for I said it in the beginning that most of them(so called G 7 Govnors) are indirectly going to play themselves out of politics at the end of their dramas.
ReplyDeleteAmechi the truth is that you know your time is gone in politic and as soon as your second tenure ends you are running into exile as all your joint efforts with some northern Governors to remove GEJ has woefully failed.today you say you vow never to return to PDP,let's see how you end up.
ReplyDeleteWhy its that u all see things in one direction, don't u no that this man has is reson to live pdp, for God sake what gud are u seeing in d paty now, u better wake up and joint the living water and stop all these things u are saying,if not pdp ameachi can not be a politican or hold post againg. U are all fool by saying that.
ReplyDeleteI trust you. You are a man of principle. May your enemies be defeated in Jesus name. Amen! Jonathan will lick you shoe to beg later. God bless you.
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