Politics
Rivers Crisis:GDI Needs Forgiveness From God
The Concerned Rivers Citi
zens has said that the Governor of Rivers State, Rt Hon.Chibuike Amaechi has worked assiduously more than any of his antagonists. Its coordinator and a former member of the Federal House of Representative, Hon Igo Aguma who stated this last weekend in Port Harcourt while reacting to a statement by the President General of Grassroots Development Initiative (GDI) Bright Ameawhule, advised the opposition group to seek God’s forgiveness for the unwarranted crisis they have instigated in Rivers State through their sponsors and cohorts.
The GDI President had disparaging statements about Governor Amaechi where he alleged that he (Amaechi) has raped the provisions of the Nigerian constitution.
Hon Aguma described the statement as mischievous, insisting that the elements behind the GDI were determined to destabilise the state as he assured that Rivers people who have witnessed the developmental strives of the present administration would resist it with all their strength and blood.
According to him,”We do not want to join issues with the evil driving, volatile and rabble-rousing GDI and its sponsors over the appointment of an acting Chief Judge for the state. We take serious exceptions to abuses poured on Governor Amaechi and his administration. The words used on the governor clearly shows that the GDI and its sponsors lack home training and are morally bankrupt in thinking and actions”. “We wish to state clearly that Governor Amaechi has worked assiduously, more than any of his antagonists, who today are major beneficiaries of his administration. Perhaps we should advise the GDI to seek God’s forgiveness for the unwarranted crises they have instigated in the state through their sponsors and cohorts.”
“Rather than say the Holy Spirit has departed from Governor Amaechi, it is actually the GDI and its selfish sponsors that the Holy Spirit has departed from, as all their evil plans to cause chaos manifesting in, the incessant arrest and unlawful detention of genuine PDP members in the state, imposition of a kangaroo PDP executive in Rivers State. ,Unleashing of cultists on the Rivers State House of Assembly., Connivance with Police Commissioner, Mbu Joseph Mbu to create a state of insecurity in Rivers state with a view to cause state of emergency. ,The Nigerian Governors’ Forum crisis and Illegal ceding of Rivers oil wells to Bayelsa State” ,he said.
He said while these seemingly daunting challenges continued in the state by those opposition camp, God has continued to sustain Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and indeed Rivers people, given clear indication that the Holy Spirit has not departed from the Governor and the people.
Hon Aguma who represented Port Harcourt Federal Constituency one in 2003 to 2011,said the achievements of Governor Amaechi do not portray his administration as bereft of ideas,adding that it is on record that the leadership of the PDP in Nigeria, led by President Goodluck Jonathan, the Vice President, Arc. Namadi Sambo, national Chairman, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, the National Assembly, fellow PDP and non- PDP Governors, youths, women, local, national and international organisations have commended Governor Amaechi, a strict observer of the rule of law, as being among the leading lights of Nigeria’s democracy.