his ally and senator from the state, Magnus Abe, vowing to frustrate the former’s gubernatorial ambition.
Daily Sun
gathered that the minister has boasted that he would frustrate moves by Abe to
get the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers
State, accusing him of treachery and disloyalty.
Sources
revealed that at a meeting Amaechi held with APC leaders from the four local
government areas in Ikwerre area of the state last Saturday, he vowed to use
everything at his disposal to stop Senator Abe.
It was
gathered that the APC select stakeholders’ meeting convened by Amaechi held at
the Port Harcourt GRA home of Chief Andrew Uchendu, where party leaders from
Obio-Akpor, Port Harcourt City, Emohua and Ikwerre Local Government areas
attended, Amaechi accused Abe, who was not invited, of being a traitor.
He said
because of Abe’s alleged treachery he would not support him to vie for the
governorship election in 2019.
Feelers from
the meeting revealed that Amaechi lamented that Abe had aligned with all the
people he earlier introduced him to in Abuja to now work against his desire to
install an APC governor of his choice in Rivers.
According to
sources, Amaechi said the Executive Director of Finance/Admin at the Niger
Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mene Derek, for instance, who he nominated
on recommendation from Abe, is now supporting Abe’s quest to be governor,
against his wish.
It was also
gathered that Amaechi accused former attorney general of the state, during his
administration, Chief Worgu Boms, of supporting Abe’s 2019 governorship
ambition, when the former commissioner knows he has another plan.
Boms, it was
gathered, was said to have told Amaechi that inasmuch as he remains grateful
that he gave him a job in his cabinet, when he was governor, he believed he was
entitled to support anybody he so wishes in the race for the Brick House.
Sources at the
meeting said Amaechi told the group that the 2019 governorship election is a
battle between him and Governor Nyesom Wike, vowing to use everything at his
disposal, including enough money, to fight for it.
The former
governor was said to have boasted that he would put someone of his choice as
next governor of Rivers, in 2019, and that Senator Abe will not be the choice.
Amaechi
accused Senator Abe of joining him to fight former President Goodluck Jonathan
because of his selfish interest of being governor, not because of his
conviction or loyalty, sources revealed.
Reacting to
this, an Ogoni chieftain, Chief Frank Demu, said it was wrong for Amaechi to
threaten the governorship ambition of Abe, who is from Ogoni.
He said Ogoni
people would stand behind Abe if he joins the governorship race and would “not
allow someone who wants to play god to have his way, against their Ogoni son.”
Also
commenting, Governor Wike said he had been vindicated over Amaechi’s behaviour.
He said
whenever anybody holds a different view from Amaechi’s, he would brand the
person as a traitor. He expressed surprise that Abe doesn’t know this.
On the 2019
governorship election, Wike said: “Rivers people will determine who will be
governor. It is not Amaechi that will determine this. It is not security
agents. It is not money. Our people will decide with their votes.”
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