The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC) is solidly behind the former governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi.
The party declared that the witch-hunt and sponsored probe against Amaechi by the People Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, is a waste of time.
The state Deputy Chairman of APC, Prince Peter Odike while addressing the press on Friday at the APC state Secretariat in Port Harcourt, said Wike’s plan is to shut Amaechi out of political space.
He explained that the commission of inquiry set up by Wike and the petition to Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) against Amaechi was part of the grand plan of the PDP and their cohorts to deny Amaechi, a political appointment from President Buhari’s administration.
“I am calling on the elders, young men and women of Rivers State and indeed the Niger Delta Region to rise in union and to tell these few actors represented by the current occupants of the Brick House especially PDP in the state that the sound of their drums is of war.
“They want to shut out Amaechi out of political space but they can’t because their plans are evil. Their actions are becoming inimical to the progress in Rivers State. They are not happy that Amaechi fought the political battle of his life to ensure Buhari’s victory at the poll.
“We therefore enjoin the good people of Rivers State to discountenance this ill-motivated selfish and devilish campaign of calumny against the great son of Niger Delta. Rivers people should refuse to be part of any gang –up geared toward destroying what Amaechi has built in the state.”
