Sun Rivers PDP apologises to Jonathan over Amaechi Our Reporter July 5, 2013 •Says CP being persecuted by Rivers gov From JULIANA TAIWO-OBALONYE, Abuja The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday met with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential villa, to apologize to him and his wife, Patience over what they alleged as the many sins of the Governor, Rotimi Amaechi against the president and his government. This was even as the party hinted that the state Police Commissioner, Mbu Joseph was being persecuted for refusing to be used to witch-hunt perceived enemies and political opponents of Amaechi. Speaking to state House correspondents after the meeting, which also had in attendance, party big wigs like former Rivers State governor, Dr. Peter Odili, former deputy Speaker, Chibudum Nwuche and Austin Okpara, all anti Amaechi’s lawmakers in the National Assembly, ministers among others, the state Chairman of the Party, Felix Obuah expressed regret that: “The main champion of opposition in the country against Mr. President and indeed the Federal Government of Nigeria is our own son, Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi.” Obuah said Amaechi’s position against the president and the Federal Government was not in tandem with wishes of the generality of the people of the state. “We are pained and our heart bleeds today that the main champion of opposition in the country against Mr. President and indeed the Federal Government of Nigeria is our own son, Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi. This is indeed shameful. We do not know what has come over the young man. Is it that he wants to destabilize the PDP before his eventual movement to his new party, having been handed over the ACN/APC structure in Rivers State? Unfortunately, he has repeatedly rebuffed every effort by us and well meaning Nigerians to make him show remorse and respect for the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Mr. President Sir, we sincerely apologize to you and the First Lady on this sad situation. We appeal that as the saying goes, “you do not visit the sin of the father on the son” and implore your Excellency to remember us in prayers. “To demonstrate that Rivers people are not with Governor Amaechi in this hostile attitude against Mr. President and our great party, we shall continue to support his suspension from the PDP by the National Working Committee until he retraces his steps from engaging in anti-party activities.” Obuah said Governor Amaechi is not only showing disrespect to the office of the president, but “he is also attacking the Nigeria Police. His grouse that the new Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr. Joseph Mbu is not doing his bidding as perhaps, some before him did by being used to terrorize innocent Rivers men and women, including his perceived political opponents. “Mr. Mbu is a God-sent Commissioner of Police, who has refused to be used to arrest and harass political opponents of Governor Amaechi and charging them, to court on trumped-up charges. We are very proud of his impartiality and we join well-meaning Nigerians in Rivers State to celebrate him as a core professional. He, however, gave condition for Amaechi’s re-admission into the party, saying for Governor Amaechi to be readmitted into the PDP fold would be dependent on if he “shows remorse and goes to the party and apologises. But if he still remains recalcitrant and refuses to change, we are not begging for everybody to be in PDP. That is the essence of multiple party democracy. If he wants to remain, fine, but if he wants to leave, nobody will stop him.” On the crisis in the state chapter, Obuah said, “We want to assure the president that there is no crisis in the party. We are committed members of the PDP and we remain committed. We also assured him that whoever that is not disciplined and who is not in support of our programme should be left out. At every point in time, we let people realize that the party is supreme and the president is the leader of the party and we have come to show our commitment and loyalty to him”. Also speaking at the meeting, the former governor of Rivers State, Sir Peter Odili said the problems rocking the PDP in the state would soon be resolved.
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 09:20:00 +0000
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