Rivers State PDP Condemns Celebration of Anniversary of Governor Amaechi’s Court Victory
The Rivers State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the action of the government, shutting down markets and shops in Port Harcourt for a mega rally organised to celebrate the 7th anniversary of Governor Rotimi Amaechi’s Supreme Court victory.
The media aide to The State Chairman of the party, Jerry Needam, released a statement on Saturday, describing the gesture as ”insensitive” to the plight of the people “by coercing them to remain indoors simply because an uncaring governor wants to celebrate a controversial court victory that took place seven years ago, which has caused the people more pains and backwardness.”
The party bemoaned the lack of payment of salaries to public servants in the state, while the Governor was organising rallies with the State resources.
He said: “It’s also surprising to the PDP that Amaechi, who had wasted huge resources of the state in legal battles in defence of his faulted participation in the April 26, 2011 governorship election, claiming that his first tenure actually terminated on May 28, 2011, is still laying claim to October 25, when the controversial Supreme Court ruling was given as the date he took over the reins of office and power in the state. This is nothing but self deceit, a feature of a warped mind”
Reacting to the statement, the Chief of Staff to Governor Amaechi , Tony Okocha, said the PDP’s allegation against the governor was false as the people attended the event voluntarily.
He also said the celebration was neither a jamboree nor a waste of Rivers government’s funds adding that “the PDP leaders were confused people.”
