Governor of Rivers state, Rotimi
Amaechi says the major reason he and
the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan
fell out was because he refused to share
the state money with her. Gov Amaechi
said this yesterday October 24th at the
graduation ceremony of the Pioneer
graduands of the Ignatus Ajuru
University of Education held at
Rumuolumeni in Rivers state. He said
"Remember, when I became
governor, I fought militancy. Right
there where you built a new
house used to be a hole where
they pass into the river nd escape.
The security report reached me
and I came here and chased the
militants away. I asked them to
fence the school premises and
block the hole. I have to protect
you because it is my
responsibility. Some of the
militants went to Lagos, Ivory
Coast, Ghana etc. Today, they are
back because the wife of the
President bought them back to
protest against me." Continue...
I refused to give them money in
Abuja because if I do that, I won't
be able to carry out any
developmental projects or finish
the road from Rumuolumeni to
Rumuepirikom. The quarel
between me and the wife of the
Preseident is because she said I
should bring your money, Rivers
peoples money and share with
her" Governor Amaechi alleges
Governor Amaechi is also quoted to
have told the graduands that should
they vote for President Jonathan back
into power in next year's general
elections, rivers state's economy would
crumble
"Now that you are graduates, you
are eligible voters that can use
your voters card to change
society. Ask yourself this question
that I have always asked Rivers
people. What have we (Rivers
people) done to President
Jonathan that he has refused to
bring any project to Rivers state.
We had to fight them before they
could do the East-West road. I had
to abuse the federal government
and they abused me back before
they could do the work you now
see on that road. Our President,
from the South-South, has taken
oil wells from Soku in Rivers state
to Bayelsa state. What about the
41 oil wells in Etche that was
given to Abia state? Is the
President or his wife from Abia?
Why do they want us to suffer? If
President Jonathan comes back to
power in 2015, Rivers state
economy will crash" he said
Source: AIT
