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Killer Squad: I’m No. 1 On List – Amaechi
Governor Chibuike Amaechi has raised alarm over threat to his life, hinting that his name maybe top on the list of an alleged killer squad as revealed by former President Obasanjo in a letter to President Goodluck Jonathan on December 2, 2013.
Amaechi made the revelation while speaking at a political rally organised by the Save Rivers Movement and attended by top national leaders of All Progressives Congress(APC) on Monday at Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt.
The governor said, “I am number one on the(President Jonathan’s watch) list (as alleged by former President Obasanjo). They want to kill me but they have no God. The God we worship will fight for us”.
Amaechi, who had been expected by the huge crowd to declare for the APC, however, said he would declare at the appropriate time.
Today, am not declaring. I said I will declare at the new stadium. The reason for gathering today for APC rally is to remind Nigerians that the current Federal Government is carrying on with impunity. There is no rule of law in Nigeria, no rule of law at all “, Amaechi said.
He further charged the people to be steadfast as the road to their liberation will be rough but assured that at the end of the day, victory will come.
The governor reiterated his call on the Federal Government to sign off World Bank and Africa Development Bank loan for water provision in the state, warning that the Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo- Iweala was endangering the lives of Rivers people by sitting on the loan.
Assuring of better governance by the APC if voted in 2015, the governor said, “let me tell you the metaphor of the (APC) broom. The metaphor of the broom is that it sweeps out dirt. Now when it is sweeping, you must bend down, you must suffer a bit and in suffering, you will be sweeping. When you finish suffering and you come back, the house will be clean. That is the metaphor of APC Broom. Prepare to suffer under the current government but come 2015, things will get better”.
Earlier, Interim Chairman of the APC, Bisi Akande expressed appreciation to all party faithful in the state including members of the National Assembly for embracing the party.
Also, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari emphasized that although the party is composed of Nigerians from different ethnic and religious backgrounds, they are united in the common pursuit of the collective good of all Nigerians.
On his part, former governor of Lagos State and leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu commended Governor Amaechi for his “courage, his achievements and strong determination to liberate Rivers from the shackles of oppression, mismanagement and misgovernance”.
Tinubu continued, “We thank you Rotimi Amaechi becuase without your courage, without your determination without your perseverance, without degree of honesty and the confidence level you have, we will not be witnessing APC rally today in Rivers. You are no chicken, you are an eagle”.
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RSG Tasks Rural Dwellers On RAAMP …As Sensitization Team Visits Akulga, Degema, Three Others

Rivers State Head of Service, Dr (Mrs) Inyingi Brown, has called on rural communities in the State to embrace the Rural Access and Agricultural marketing project (RAAMP) with a view to improving their living conditions.
This follows the ongoing sensitization campaign by the State Project Implementation Unit (SPIU) visits to Degema, Abonnema, Afam headquarters of Degema, Akuku Toru and Oyigbo Etche and Omuma local government areas respectively.
Dr Brown who was represented by the Deputy Director, Special Duties in her office, Mrs Dein Akpanah, said RAAMP was initiated by the Federal Government and World Bank to economically empower rural dwellers.s
She said the World Bank understands the plights of rural farmers and traders in the State, and therefore came up with the programme to address them.
According to her, RAAMP will improve the conditions of farmers, traders and fishermen, and therefore, behoves on every rural communities in the State to embrace the programme.
The Head of Service also said the programme would support the youths to be gainfully employed while bridges and roads will be built to link farms and fishing settlements.
Also speaking, the State project coordinator, Mr Joshua Kpakol, said the programme has the potential of creating millionaires among farmers and fishermen in the State.
Kpakol who was represented by Engr. Sam Tombari, said RAAMP would help farmers and fishermen to preserve their produce.
According to him, the project will build cold rooms and Silos for preservation of crops and fishes while access roads will also be created to link farmers and fishermen to the market.
He, however, warned them against any act that will lead to the suspension of the projects by the World Bank.
Kpakol particularly warned against acts such as kidnapping, marching ground, gender based violence and child labour, adding that such acts if they occur may lead to the cancellation of the project by the World Bank.
During the visit to Oyigbo local government area, Mr Joshua Kpakol, said the team was there to let them know how they will benefit from the Raamp.
The coordinator who was personally at Oyigbo said the World Bank introduced the project to check food insecurity in the State.
He said already 19 states in Nigeria are already benefitting from the project and called on them to embrace the project.
Meanwhile, stakeholders in the three local government areas have commended the World Bank for including their areas in the project.
They, however, complained over the incessant attacks by pirates on their waterways.
At Degema, King Agolia of Ke kingdom said land was a major problem in the kingdom.
King Agolia represented by High Chief Alpheus Damiebi said many indigenes of the kingdom are willing to go into farming but are handicapped by lack of land.
Also at Degema, the representative of the Omu Onyam Ekeim of Usokun Degema kingdom, Osoabo Isaac, said Degema has embraced the programme but needed more information on the implementation of the programme.
Similarly, while High Chief Precious Abadi advised that the project should not be narrowed to only crop farming, a community women leader, Mrs Orikinge Eremabo Otto, called for the construction of cold rooms in all fishing settlements in the area.
At Abonnema, Mr Diamond Kio linked the problem of the area to incessant piracy along waterways.
He also expressed fears over the possibility of the project being hijacked by politicians.
Also at Abonnema, a stakeholder, Ikiriko Kelvin, called on the World Bank to design an agricultural project that will suit the riverine environment, while at Oyigbo, HRH Eze Boniface Akawo expressed satisfaction with the project.
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Senate Replaces Natasha As Committee Chairman

The political mudslinging between the Senate leadership and Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan continued yesterday as the Senate named Senator Aniekan Bassey as the new Chairman of the Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations.
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the appointment during yesterday’s plenary, confirming Bassey’s replacement of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, who is currently on suspension.
Akpoti-Uduaghan was reassigned to the Diaspora and NGOs Committee in February after she was removed as Chair of the Senate Committee on Local Content during a minor reshuffle.
Bassey is the senator representing Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District.
Although no reason was given for her removal yesterday, the change is believed to be connected to her unresolved suspension.
In May, Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court ordered her reinstatement and directed her to tender an apology to the Senate.
However, the Senate has insisted it has not received a certified true copy of the court judgment.
Akpoti-Uduaghan who represents Kogi Central, has yet to resume her legislative duties despite a recent court ruling that voided her suspension.
In a televised interview on Tuesday, Akpoti-Uduaghan said she was awaiting the Certified True Copy of the judgment before officially returning to plenary, citing legal advice and respect for institutional process.
Although the Federal High Court described her suspension as “excessive and unconstitutional”, a legal opinion dated July 5 and attributed to the Senate’s counsel, Paul Daudu (SAN), argued that the ruling lacked any binding directive to enforce her reinstatement.
Akpoti-Uduaghan, one of only three female senators in the current assembly, said the continued delay in allowing her return was not only a denial of her mandate but also a blow to democratic representation.
“By keeping me out of the chambers, the Senate is not just silencing Kogi Central, it’s denying Nigerian women and children representation. We are only three female senators now, down from eight,” she said.
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