Minister of State for Education, Mr. Nyson Wike
today moved a large delegation of People's Democratic Party members to
meet with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Aso Rock Villa.
The team which was led by Wike and former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili spent several hours at the villa meeting with President Jonathan and the Vice President Namadi Sambo.
Mr. Wike reportedly got the approval of the President to bring his group to Abuja after they were shunned last weekend at the Port HarCourt International Airport in favor of the state Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
The meeting today effectively give official recognition to anti-Amaechi faction of the PDP in Rivers State and political observers also say Mr. Wike, who is angling to become the next governor of Rivers State wanted to use the visit tto Abuja to make a big statement that Mr.. Jonathan is behind his bid.
The team apologized to President Jonathan regarding Mr. Amaechi's opposition to his presidency, saying that the governor had already joined the yet to be registered All progressive Congress (APC).
The team which was led by Wike and former governor of Rivers State, Peter Odili spent several hours at the villa meeting with President Jonathan and the Vice President Namadi Sambo.
Mr. Wike reportedly got the approval of the President to bring his group to Abuja after they were shunned last weekend at the Port HarCourt International Airport in favor of the state Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
The meeting today effectively give official recognition to anti-Amaechi faction of the PDP in Rivers State and political observers also say Mr. Wike, who is angling to become the next governor of Rivers State wanted to use the visit tto Abuja to make a big statement that Mr.. Jonathan is behind his bid.
The team apologized to President Jonathan regarding Mr. Amaechi's opposition to his presidency, saying that the governor had already joined the yet to be registered All progressive Congress (APC).
Source: Sahara Reporters
UPDATE: Amaechi respond
The
delegation, led by factional chairman Felix Obuah, had, while on a
visit to President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, said it
was in total support of the suspension of Mr. Amaechi, and accused the
governor of already working with the opposition All Progressives
Congress, APC.The party leaders also apologised to the president for
the governor’s alleged opposition-like actions, which they described as
‘shameful.’
The governor said to the journalists it was clear that the factional chairman of the PDP in the state, Felix Obuah, and some members of his team were mischief-makers desperate to continue to poison the president’s mind against him.
Mrs. Semenitari said, “We really do not want to respond to mischief-makers who believe the only way they can remain relevant is to continue to sow seeds of discord between the governor and the president.
“Of course, they will continue to fail because the president was in Port Harcourt last week and the governor was at the airport to receive him. The presidency also recently issued a statement to say there is no crisis between the president and the governor. So, why are mischief-makers so desperate to set the president against the governor?”
“As far as we are concerned, they are merely grandstanding. They are wasting their time and this governor will not waste his time responding to them.
“We do not want to bother because we are sure the president has seen through their antics. The president is wiser and he knows this people are only scrambling for favours and political relevance.”
Describing Mr. Obuah and his team as a tiny faction of the larger PDP in Rivers, the commissioner said the delegation misrepresented itself by claiming it comprised of Rivers PDP leaders.
“If they are PDP leaders, how come elected leaders from the Senate, House of Representatives and the House of Assembly were not part of their team? Even Obuah has no locus to parade himself as the state PDP chairman because PDP members are in court contesting his position. He did not participate in the congress that elected Godspower Ake as chairman of our party. He was even abroad at the time.
Mrs. Semenitari denied the claim by the delegation that Mr. Amaechi had already joined the All Progressives Congress, saying the governor remained a loyal member of the PDP.
“The governor has not changed party,” she said. “He remains a loyal PDP man and has respect for the party and the president. He believes that ultimately, the party will do the right thing. There is no cause for alarm.”
Source: Punch
The governor said to the journalists it was clear that the factional chairman of the PDP in the state, Felix Obuah, and some members of his team were mischief-makers desperate to continue to poison the president’s mind against him.
Mrs. Semenitari said, “We really do not want to respond to mischief-makers who believe the only way they can remain relevant is to continue to sow seeds of discord between the governor and the president.
“Of course, they will continue to fail because the president was in Port Harcourt last week and the governor was at the airport to receive him. The presidency also recently issued a statement to say there is no crisis between the president and the governor. So, why are mischief-makers so desperate to set the president against the governor?”
“As far as we are concerned, they are merely grandstanding. They are wasting their time and this governor will not waste his time responding to them.
“We do not want to bother because we are sure the president has seen through their antics. The president is wiser and he knows this people are only scrambling for favours and political relevance.”
Describing Mr. Obuah and his team as a tiny faction of the larger PDP in Rivers, the commissioner said the delegation misrepresented itself by claiming it comprised of Rivers PDP leaders.
“If they are PDP leaders, how come elected leaders from the Senate, House of Representatives and the House of Assembly were not part of their team? Even Obuah has no locus to parade himself as the state PDP chairman because PDP members are in court contesting his position. He did not participate in the congress that elected Godspower Ake as chairman of our party. He was even abroad at the time.
Mrs. Semenitari denied the claim by the delegation that Mr. Amaechi had already joined the All Progressives Congress, saying the governor remained a loyal member of the PDP.
“The governor has not changed party,” she said. “He remains a loyal PDP man and has respect for the party and the president. He believes that ultimately, the party will do the right thing. There is no cause for alarm.”
Source: Punch
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