by Azubuike Azikiwe
The Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), would defeat President Goodluck Jonathan at the February 14 presidential elections.
Besides the presidency, Amaechi also said that the APC in Rivers State would win in the governorship, state and National Assembly elections.
The governor made the declaration on Wednesday, January 14, at the APC rally in Abua/Odual LGA of Rivers state.
Amaechi, who was represented by his deputy governor, Tele Ikuru, described Rivers as a satellite Nigeria, adding that the people of the state had always dictated the voting pattern of other Nigerians since 1962.
He said: “Rivers State is a satellite Nigeria. Whatever happens in Rivers State is what will happen in Nigeria. In 1962, Rivers State voted for the NPC (Northern Peoples Congress), and the NPC won in the state and at the national level.”
“In the second republic, we voted for the NPN (National Party of Nigeria) and NPN won the election in Rivers State and the national level. In 1999, Rivers State voted for the PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) and PDP won in the state and the national level.”
“In 2015, Rivers State will vote for the APC and APC will rule the state and at the national level. Any direction the state votes are the direction Nigeria will vote,” he added.
Meanwhile, the APC governorship candidate in Rivers, Dakuku Peterside, claimed that the Peoples Democratic Party was plotting to rig the general elections in the state.
He therefore implored the people of the state to refrain from selling their votes to PDP moneybags.
