Another allegation from the Rivers state chapter of the All Progressives Congress has surfaced about a gang-up against former governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi by some alleged powerful forces in the state ready to hinder his appointment into President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet.
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The state APC chairman, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya said this in a statement on Tuesday, September 1 in Port Harcourt, the state capital, Daily Post reports.
The chairman in his statement admonished Amaechi to be steadfast in his support for the administration of the president which he put his life at risk to make possible.
Ikanya further advised the party’s supporters and admirers of Amaechi to exercise patience and allow President Buhari to conclude his appointments before any valid judgment can be passed.
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In the statement, the chairman said: “These retrogressive forces led by the state caretaker governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, are so afraid of the shadow of Rt Hon Chibuike Amaechi; they are willing to go to any length to ensure that he is not appointed in President Buhari’s cabinet.
“For a couple of months, the so-called forces have mounted a relentless campaign of deformation against the person of Amaechi, thus biting the finger that once fed them. This is not only shameful but also a clear sabotaging of the greater interests of Rivers State.
“We wish to advice Wike who is well known for his corruptible tendencies, to desist and stop trying to play God. We are confident that Wike can never constitute a stumbling block to Amaechi if President Buhari wishes to nominate him to render service to his fatherland in any capacity.
“Those who have been sponsoring stories claiming that Amaechi was so shocked by his non-appointment as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), that he took off for London to get himself together, it will shock you to know that on the contrary, Amaechi was in Port Harcourt to witness the formal commissioning ceremony of a church.”
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The Rivers APC said that the party acknowledged with shock how governor Wike reportedly ordered a trailer-load of his favorite brandy, Louis XIII of which a bottle costs N1.7m to celebrate the non-appointment of Amaechi as the SGF by President Buhari and that he has set up a committee to bribe and influence the Senate to castoff Amaechi in case President Buhari nominates him as a minister.
He said that all efforts to rubbish and diminish Amaechi are a futile exercise because no one can deny the fact that he played a crucial role in sacking the corrupt regime of the former president Goodluck Jonathan and installing the current government at the centre.
Ikanya added that Amaechi is a hero of Nigeria’s modern democracy.
The antagonism between Amaechi and his successor, Wike has entered another dimension as the state government has been asked to publish statements of accounts left by Amaechi.
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Rivers APC Rebukes Wike For Plotting Against Amaechi’s Appointment
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