The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has again lashed out at the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, saying he has been put to shame by the large crowd of Nigerians that gathered at the International Conference Centre in Abuja on Monday to honour the immediate past governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi.
“By turning out in large numbers to honour Amaechi and through their touching testimonies at that grand reception put together by Amaechi’s Committee of Friends, Nigerians have spoken with one loud voice, shaming Wike, who has devoted the past two months of his illegal occupation of the Government House in Port Harcourt to wage an unnecessary war against the man who made him politically in a desperate bid to tarnish his reputation,” the Rivers APC Chairman, Davies Ibiamu Ikanya said.
The party condemned Wike for allegedly witch-hunting his predecessor, noting that it is a classic case of one biting the finger that once fed him.
“We are, however, not perturbed by Wike’s antics because, as we have pointed out time without number, the Caretaker Governor is hounding an innocent man and his efforts to rubbish and pull down Amaechi, who is his political mentor, will turn out to be futile,” Rivers APC said.
The party further said in a statement issued in Port Harcourt that the testimonies of important political leaders at the reception for Amaechi pointed out that the former governor is an incorruptible Nigerian patriot.
“We are grateful to Nigerians for taking their stand on the side of the truth on the Amaechi issue. Our special thanks go to President Muhammadu Buhari for his continued confidence in Amaechi, as well as to Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, his Plateau State counterpart, Simon Bako Lalong, President Buhari’s wife, Aisha Buhari, and the APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun, for publicly identifying with Amaechi and testifying to his unimpeachable character,” Rivers APC said.
