Mischief Makers Desperate To Poison Jonathan’s Mind Towards Amaechi – Rivers Govt

Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has described a
delegation of members of the state chapter of Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), whovisited the President on Thursday in Abuja, as
mischief-makers whose claim to political relevance is determined by
the amount of crises they are able to create between him and the
presidency.
The delegation, led by PDP chairman in Rivers State, Felix Obuah, had
after a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential
Villa, declared total support for the suspension of Governor Amaechi,
whom it accused ofplanning to destabilize the party before his
eventual cross-carpeting to the opposition All Progressives Congress,
APC.
The party leaders also apologised for Amaechi's alleged
insubordination anddisrespect to the President and his wife, Patience
and also described his recent actions as 'shameful.'
But in the governor's defence, Rivers State commissioner for
Information, Ibim Semenitari, said 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 turn the president
against Amaechi.
According to her, "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 iswiser and he knows this people
are only scrambling for favours and political relevance."
Dismissing Mr. Obuah and his team as a tiny faction of the larger PDP
in Rivers, the commissioner said the delegation misrepresented itself
by claiming to be made up 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 also denied the claim by the delegation that Mr.
Amaechi had alreadyjoined the APC, saying he remained a loyal member
ofthe PDP.
"The governor has not changed party," she said, adding, "He remains a
loyal PDP man and has respect forthe party and the president. He
believes that ultimately, the party will do the right thing. There is
no cause for alarm."