Rift between the
former Governor of Rivers State, Mr Chibuike Amaechi and his successor, Mr
Nyesom Wike, is deepening, even as the electoral body tries to conclude
legislative elections in some local councils.
Both Amaechi and
Wike have traded blames and have made daunting allegations against each other,
which critics said were capable of heating up the polity at a time of election.
Mr Amaechi, who is
now the Minister of Transport in oil rich Nigeria, on Sunday reacted to
allegations by Governor Wike that his political party, the All Progressives
Congress (APC), was using delayed tactics to tamper with the results in areas
where candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (Wike’s political party) were
in the clear lead.
In a statement
Amaechi’s spokesman, said that apart from the fact that was not aware of what the governor of rivers
state is talking about,
It says Governor
Wike must allow the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to collate
and announce results of the rerun elections.
“As governor, Wike
cannot be INEC or dictate to INEC how and when to announce election results. It
is sad that Wike is desecrating the office of the governor with all his
spurious allegations,” the statement further read.
Governor Wike had
earlier expressed dissatisfaction with with the conduct of the legislative
re-run election.
He told Channels
Television that the collated results were being manipulated in favour of the
opposition political party.
He had claimed that
strong effort was made to upturn the results already won by candidates of the
PDP.
He expressed worry
over Rivers East, Rivers West, Andoni and Opobo Nkoru Federal Constituencies,
where he said his party’s candidates were set to sweep the polls.
Although the armyhas since denied involvement in the process, the governor insisted there were
video evidences.
Rift between the
former Governor and his successor was also seen few days ago when Mr Amaechi
accused Governor Wike and his political party, the PDP, of being behind
killings in Rivers State.
Mr Amaechi claims
that Mr Wike could not deny his involvement and sponsorship of the killing of
innocent Rivers people and stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in
the 2015 general elections and the March 19 re-run elections in the state.
Cache Of Arms And
Ammunitions
The former governor
made the allegations while addressing reporters at the Port Harcourt
International Airport on arrival in the State for Saturday’s re-run legislative
elections.
He said the cache of
arms and ammunitions Mr Wike recovered from cultists during the first phase of
the Rivers State Amnesty Programme was evidences to buttress his allegations.
“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,” Mr
Amaechi, who is now the the Minister of Transportation, told reporters.
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