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Former
Governor of Rivers State, Dr. Peter Odili, has said he regrets
supporting Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi in the course of his
political career to become governor of Rivers State in 2007.
Odili spoke for the first time on his estranged relationship with his godson (Amaechi) in Andoni at the weekend during campaign tour of the immediate past Minister of State for Education and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Nyesom Wike, for the 2015 gubernatorial election.
He stated that Amaechi on becoming governor dismantle all enduring structures the founding fathers of the PDP had built with great care and vision.
According to Odili, “we thought we did the right thing by supporting Amaechi to become governor of the state. We left a united state. We also left a united party. PDP was one.
“Rivers State is PDP. There was no other party in Rivers State other than the PDP. Whatever the party hierarchy said will happen happened. The secretary is here to support what I am telling you here today.
“With all the best intentions we supported his political career and ambition. We thought we did what was best for the state. As you know, until a man has power and money you don’t really know him, but that is a story for the future.
One thing is clear; we have accepted our mistake and we are determined to correct it in 2015. Who would have thought that a governor who won an election on the platform of the PDP would defect with the mandate of the party to another party? “Who would have thought that a governor elected on the platform of the PDP would abandon the PDP to join an opposition party? The elders of the party who are here can corroborate what I am saying here today. We ran a cohesive party. We had respect for the elders of the party. We had respect for party members,” Odili said.
Odili also thanked Wike for ”reuniting the PDP in the state” immediately Amaechi defected to the APC, along with the former state chairman of the party, Chief Godspower Ake, his commissioners, supporters and 22 out of the 23 local government chairmen in the state
He said, “I want to thank the governorship candidate of the PDP for the 2015 governorship election and the next governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, for miraculously rescuing the party from disintegration and working tirelessly to unite the members of the party. “By the special grace of God in February, we are going to the polls. The first election is to re-elect President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term. The second election will be the governorship election where our candidate, Wike, will emerge as the next governor of Rivers State.”
Also speaking, state chairman of PDP, Felix Obuah, enjoined members not to be afraid to fully participate in the 2015 general elections.
“Don’t be frightened. Come out during the election to vote for our candidates. It is PDP for president; PDP for governor; PDP for Senate, House of Representatives and House of Assembly,” Obuah said.
Odili spoke for the first time on his estranged relationship with his godson (Amaechi) in Andoni at the weekend during campaign tour of the immediate past Minister of State for Education and Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate, Nyesom Wike, for the 2015 gubernatorial election.
He stated that Amaechi on becoming governor dismantle all enduring structures the founding fathers of the PDP had built with great care and vision.
According to Odili, “we thought we did the right thing by supporting Amaechi to become governor of the state. We left a united state. We also left a united party. PDP was one.
“Rivers State is PDP. There was no other party in Rivers State other than the PDP. Whatever the party hierarchy said will happen happened. The secretary is here to support what I am telling you here today.
“With all the best intentions we supported his political career and ambition. We thought we did what was best for the state. As you know, until a man has power and money you don’t really know him, but that is a story for the future.
One thing is clear; we have accepted our mistake and we are determined to correct it in 2015. Who would have thought that a governor who won an election on the platform of the PDP would defect with the mandate of the party to another party? “Who would have thought that a governor elected on the platform of the PDP would abandon the PDP to join an opposition party? The elders of the party who are here can corroborate what I am saying here today. We ran a cohesive party. We had respect for the elders of the party. We had respect for party members,” Odili said.
Odili also thanked Wike for ”reuniting the PDP in the state” immediately Amaechi defected to the APC, along with the former state chairman of the party, Chief Godspower Ake, his commissioners, supporters and 22 out of the 23 local government chairmen in the state
He said, “I want to thank the governorship candidate of the PDP for the 2015 governorship election and the next governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, for miraculously rescuing the party from disintegration and working tirelessly to unite the members of the party. “By the special grace of God in February, we are going to the polls. The first election is to re-elect President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term. The second election will be the governorship election where our candidate, Wike, will emerge as the next governor of Rivers State.”
Also speaking, state chairman of PDP, Felix Obuah, enjoined members not to be afraid to fully participate in the 2015 general elections.
“Don’t be frightened. Come out during the election to vote for our candidates. It is PDP for president; PDP for governor; PDP for Senate, House of Representatives and House of Assembly,” Obuah said.
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