‘Amaechi, Abe Feud, Irreconcilable’ …As Obuah Meets Supporters, Aug 19

As the disagreement between the former Rivers State Governor and Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and the Senator representing Rivers South East Senatorial District, Magnus Abe deepens by the day, the Chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bro. Felix Obuah has restated his resolve to reconcile supporters of both warring factions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) before their rift takes serious toll on the peace and security of the state.
Obuah, in a statement made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt, said even though he shared political differences with the warring APC chieftains, he has not relented in seeking ways of brokering peace between the duo, whom he said, were dear to him as subjects.
The PDP chairman disclosed that one of such efforts geared toward brokering peace has resulted in convening of a meeting with supporters of Amaechi and Abe, which he said would hold at his residence in Port Harcourt, on August 19, 2017.
Obuah said he extracted the agreement to convene the meeting when representatives of the two APC gladiators met with him in his residence, last week, and expressed confidence that the outcome of the meeting with the APC supporters would be fruitful.
It would be recalled that the state PDP Chairman, Bro. Felix Obuah, had in the wake of the quarrel between Abe and Amaechi elected to make peace between the duo despite the political differences between PDP and APC.
Obuah said he volunteered to reconcile both Amaechi and Abe because any crisis arising from their disagreement may cause severe strain on the security situation in the state.
The state PDP boss regretted that his two subjects have started exhibiting same ego that pitched them against other progressive politicians in the state, stressing that as ageing leaders, they should learn to conduct themselves in a manner that would not threaten the peace and security of Rivers State.
“It is becoming too embarrassing for the two uncompromising APC leaders to be insulting themselves both on air and in print, and by extension, the Rivers people”, Obuah said.
He expressed “surprise that despite their level of exposure and social status, both Amaechi and Abe still remain local champions and the only leading lights in their party”.