With three days to the December 10 re-run
elections in Rivers State, former governor of Rivers State and Minister of
Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has alleged that Rivers State
Governor, Nyesom Wike cannot deny his involvement and sponsorship of the
killing of innocent Rivers people and stalwarts of the APC in the 2015 general
elections and the March 19 re-run elections in the state.
He said the cache of arms and ammunition
Wike recovered from cultists during the first phase of the Rivers state Amnesty
Programme were evidences to buttress his allegations.
According to him,”Wike has not denied he
did not kill people, he sponsored those who carried arms in the 2015 general
elections, even, during the campaigns, our people were beaten, manhandled and
others threatened, leaving many dead, but, we will not continue to allow these
things to happen like that. Members of the PDP were also responsible for
killing APC members in Omoku”.
When asked that PDP and Governor Wike
alleged the Police and INEC in Rivers state have connived to manipulate
election results in favour of APC, Amaechi said, “If Governor Wike and the PDP
have justifiable evidence, let them present it to the general public and stop
blackmailing me or INEC and Police. The allegations are immaterial, null and
void. Why is Wike and PDP making too much noise and fruitless allegations?”
Amaechi argued that he is more popular
than all those in the PDP because, when he left office in 2015 as Governor of
Rivers state, he had over 75 per cent support from Rivers people and other
Nigerians resident in the state.
According to him, “This is so because, as
Governor then, l overhauled the Health and Education sectors by promoting Free
Health care system and Free Education, over 10,000 teachers were employed,
including the building of critical infrastructures, roads and youth
empowerment, making Rivers people and other Nigerians to experience change. So
l am very sure l had more popularity than any PDP stakeholder including
Governors across the country.”
Amaechi also averred the All Progressives
Congress,(APC) has been campaigning for candidates in the re-run election in
remote parts of the state, adding that, his arrival from Abuja on Tuesday night
to Port Harcourt marks the third visit to join stakeholders of the party for
campaigns in the state.
He urged the people of the state to
disabuse their minds against comments by the PDP and Governor Wike, which he
said, were calculated to rubbish him in the eyes of right thinking persons, in
order to score cheap popularity and further whip up public sentiments to heat
up the polity.
“On Wednesday, l will also join the APC
stakeholders to carry out further campaigns, while on Thursday, there will be
national campaign for the Party in the state to indicate our readiness and
preparedness for the re-run elections” Amaechi said.
He called on Rivers people and other
Nigerians resident in the state, including supporters and stalwarts of the APC
to turn out en- mass to vote on Saturday urging them to always protect their
votes at election venues.
“Before now, l used to tell my Party members
to vote and protect their votes, but there has been complains of indecent
attacks from the PDP , so, l have asked the APC party members to protect their
votes and their lives as well, because the PDP cannot be bigger than everybody
everywhere,” Amaechi explained.
Amaechi equally expressed total
displeasure over what he called, “irresponsible comments” by Wike, stating
that, at several occasions, Wike has abused the office and privileges of the
governor, especially, his sudden interception of Security operatives who were
detailed by Law to arrest corrupt judges in some states across the country.
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