The state Chairman of the APC, Dr. Davies Ikanya, specifically said that the forces were working towards preventing Amaechi from being appointed into President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet.
Ikanya described those allegedly trying to stop Buhari from appointing Amaechi a minister as retrogressive forces led by the state Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike.
He added that the forces were afraid of Amaechi’s shadow.
Ikanya, who spoke through his Senior Special Adviser, Chief Chukwuemeka Eze, recalled that such forces had embarked on a campaign of calumny against the former governor.
He said, “These retrogressive forces led by Chief Nyesom Wike are so afraid of the shadow of Chibuike Amaechi that they are willing to go to any length to ensure that he is not accommodated in President Buhari’s cabinet.
“They have for months mounted a relentless campaign of calumny against the person of Amaechi, thus biting the fingers that once fed them. This is not only shameful, but also a clear sabotage of the greater interests of Rivers State.”
“He has set up a committee to influence the Senate to reject Amaechi in case President Buhari nominates him as a minister. We wish to advise Wike, who is well known for his tendencies, to desist and stop trying to play God.
“We are confident that he can never constitute a stumbling block to Amaechi if President Buhari wishes to nominate him to render service to his fatherland in any capacity.”
He described the efforts to rubbish and diminish Amaechi as an exercise in futility and added that nobody would deny the fact that he played a pivotal role in sacking the administration of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan.
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