Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has declared that he belongs to the Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje-led faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP thereby placing him further in the bad books of the faction led by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.
The Rivers governor and factional Chairman of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) stated this in an interview with newsmen in Port Harcourt on Monday shortly after his return from Abuja.
While fielding questions from journalists on the recent emergence of a faction within the ruling party, he said “I am not the national chairman, the national chairman is Abubakar Kawu Baraje and he is the only person who is qualified to speak for now or the publicity secretary.
“All you know is that I belong to the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abubakar Kawu Baraje and we are forging ahead because we need to make some changes.”
On how the split will affect PDP’s electoral fortunes in 2015, the governor said; “Well, when we get to 2015 God will determine that. We can’t be discussing 2015 now. We will discuss 2015 when we get to 2015.”
On the decision by statutory delegates from Rivers States to boycott Saturday’s Special National Convention of PDP, Amaechi said; “You know, the chairman of the party and the members of the National Assembly and House of Assembly took that decision, I wasn’t around, so I wouldn’t know what to say about that, but the most important thing is that we are on course.”
Fail ! Fail !! Fail !!!
Where will such selfishness and greed take you to? When you call the word ingrate i remember Governor Amaechi. You don’t hunt what you can’t eat mind you. Destiny can never be changed but might be delayed