[Opinion] Jonathan- Amechi Face-off and a vote for David Cameron and British Re-colonization of Nigeria

Written by Obinna Akukwe

President Jonathan and Governor Amechi have been dancing shamelessly on Nigeria’s political space that a vote for David Cameron and British Re-colonization of Nigeria is very expedient if the African Giant can survive. Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amechi had so far managed to defeated the gang-up against his political ambitions including President Jonathan, his wife Patience, Minister of Education and Rivers state gubernatorial aspirant Nyemson Wike, Chairman of PDP Governors forum,  Godswill Akpabio  and factional chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum(NGF), Jonah Jang.
The venom with which president Jonathan and his praise singers and 2015 strategists pounced on Rotimi Amechi over the latter’s perceived Vice Presidential ambition is at best, before God and sane mortal, a dance of shame capable of derailing the nation’s democracy. Rotimi Amechi has the right to aspire to be the President, Vice President, Senate President, Speaker of House of Representatives or even aspire to be the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries. It is only if Amechi goes to Bayelsa, Cross River or Kogi State to aspire as governor, then someone can question whether he has lived the constitutionally stipulated number of years in the place to warrant a vote.
Therefore, any sane Nigerian that supports Jonathan and his sycophants’ attempt to muscle Amechi’s ambitions is indirectly fighting democracy in Nigeria and Africa and teaching the younger generation that ‘might is right’.
Rotimi Amechi has his drawbacks, as Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum he supervised the liquidation and sharing of billions of dollars of Nigeria’s foreign reserve to 36 State Governors under the approval of President Jonathan despite protestations from Finance Minister Okonjo Iwuala. Despite this drawback, this man is  the first governor in Nigeria to refuse negotiations with militants, cultists, militiamen and armed criminal groups in Rivers state at a time pampering militia groups became a popular state policy in Nigeria. In terms of infrastructure, Amechi had taken Rivers State to another level, with investments evenly distributed. The cost at which he did them, I cannot explain because I don’t have the figures. This man had not shied away from voicing his views on national matters like Fashola and Babangida Aliyu, his counterparts in Lagos and Niger States respectively.
Amechi is a staunch follower of Apostle Johnson Suleiman of Omega Fire Ministries, Auchi. He also goes to Catholic and Anglican churches and has continued to get substantial support from their bishops and clergymen who have refused to abandon him in his travails.
I heard about Amechi’s vice presidential ambition from close sources in 2012 and I quickly dismissed my source, telling him that if Amechi is the one contesting, I wouldn’t mind him to Jonathan but if he is to pair with Lamido, I would rather stick with Jonathan. There is no doubt that Obasanjo was prompting a Lamido-Amechi ticket to challenge a Jonathan-Sambo ticket. Obasanjo has right to prop up anybody he wishes to challenge Jonathan. I can prop up a Bishop Chukwuma-Sultan Saad Abubakar ticket for 2015. I can even prop up a Ralph Uwazurike-Ganiyu Adams ticket. Mrs Ngozi Okonjo Iwuala-Hajia Ruggayyatu El Rufai all women ticket is not a bad idea. Genevieve Nnaji-Omotola ticket is worth trying while Buba-Galadima-Stephen Keshi ticket is not bad for Nigerian idea either- who says these people cannot govern Nigeria if the masses says so.
Goodluck Jonathan and his wife do not have any constitutional or moral right to limit the wide range of choices Nigerians has come 2015. In 1999 I supported Olu Falae, in 2003 I supported Ojukwu and Buhari . In 2007 I supported Buhari and Okotie .2011 I sympathized with both Buhari and Jonathan-the former to fight corruption and the latter because God might have zoned the ticket to South South. In 2015 I might sympathize with WF Kumuyi-Emmanuel Kure ticket if both of them agree to contest. Therefore, whatsoever Jonathan and his family, friends, deceivers, and praise singers are doing to Amechi in Rivers state is an affront on the sensibilities of Nigerians. Withdrawing his security details, grounding his private jet, sponsoring five law out of 25 lawmakers to impeach a sitting governor, suspending him from the party, gathering militants to fight him and assassinating his supporters because of a perceived ambition is an evil under the sun and soon the evil seed will spread all over the nation with its consequences the same way kidnapping ,bombings, terrorism spread after successive elections.
Amechi should be left alone. I was reliably informed that the presidency has already deployed billions of naira directly and indirectly through the ministry of education to fight Amechi. Should this man concentrate these funds on the FRESH AIR he promised Nigerians, come 2015 no aspirant can defeat him.
I wonder how Amechi could convince me, Obinna Akukwe and my numerous followers to vote for Sule Lamido, whose credentials are not better than that of Jonathan- however, if this presidential dance of shame fails to abate, by 2015 I will not mind casting a protest  vote for British PM David Cameron so that UK can re-colonize Nigeria again and re-establish sanity.

4 COMMENTS

  1. People should stop say they dnt no…Dis Ameachi every boby is mentionin his name all about….He has done xo much tins in Rivers state wit hiz shott period of his rule….. Please they shuld be peace in nigeria nd in rivers State

  2. People should stop say wt they dnt no…Dis Ameachi every boby is mentionin his name all about….He has done xo much tins in Rivers state wit hiz shot period of his rule….. Please they shuld be peace in nigeria nd in rivers State

  3. Mr.Akukwe in your one-sided write up you made a perceived accusation on Mr president and his wife which is not new. your mention of some pastors in your write up as supporting your hero is understood because what maiopic people like you and your politicians believe is the magic they see performed at an alter they see as set up by the true God. Those supporters of the dictator Amaechi do not live in Rivers state as to quantify his performance with the money that rolled in the past six years; you will be disappointed and will cover your face with shame. It happened with Odili as the press sang to the high heavens,he looted Riveted state dry and was on every international radio/tv to promote his so called good governance.Today he is history. The same style of leadership your hero Amaechi has adopted -self praise. When the dust clears in no distant time, you and your revered pastors will go numb. What we we the citizens of Rivers state have been experienced since 1999 to date is dictatorship not democracy. Time will be my witness.

  4. Complant by Amaechi has gone viral. First all the Nigerian press, then GEJ,4northhern govs,civil society goup,paid protesters in lagos,cnn,bbc,financial times, David Cameron.
    Next suggestions–UN,Obama,Pope,Satan-he could go to dive in the atlantic ocean,then God
    In heaven via a rocket to the high heavens.
    There must be something he is hiding.