Planned Rally: Amaechi Is pushing Ogoni People to war

Media reports credited to the Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi that inspite of security challenges in Bori, Ogoni, occasioned by the aborted All Progressives Congress, APC, rally on Sunday January 19, 2014, that he will dare the Police and the people by leading another rally in Bori, on Saturday, January 25, 2014, is an indication that he's pushing the Ogoni people to war.

The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, made the assertion in a press statement signed by the Special Adviser, Media to the State Chairman, Jerry Needam.

The PDP while reacting to the position of Governor Amaechi argued that rather than threatening to go ahead to hold a rally in Bori, and provoke the people to another round of crisis he should talk and for once act like a governor by seeking ways to bring about peace in the area and the State, before he proceeds on rally to Bori or any other part of the state.

The party insists the crises in the state are created and masterminded by Governor Rotimi Amaechi.

Regretting that Governor Rotimi Amaechi has lost control of the state, the PDP opines that the only thing proper in the circumstance to do is for him to resign, and give peace a chance, rather than continue to incite and provoke the people.

“We also wish to note that Governor Rotimi Amaechi has refused to visit the innocent Ogoni youths wounded during the APC rally in Bori and those conditions are critical three days after the incident.

We believe the youths were shot by armed thugs hired by the chairman of Khana Local Government Council, Mr. Bariledum Greg Miiedam, on the instructions of Governor Rotimi Amaechi who has refused to visit the innocent youths who are lying critical in hospital; but prefers to lead another rally in Bori even when the state of the youths is still dicey and tension in the area is still very high. This underscores Amaechi’s disdain for the lives of Ogoni people, preferring to coerce them into APC, with many unfulfilled promises since 2007.”

Accordingly, the PDP urges Governor Rotimi Amaechi to allow peace to reign in Ogoni and Rivers State and shelve his plan rally, considering the tension in the area and critical state of innocent youths that were shot by area thugs hired by the Chairman of Khana Local Government Council.

The Party also advises that Governor Rotimi Amaechi should consider the peace and unity of Rivers people in his speeches and actions, have regard for the exalted office of the Governor he occupies and speak, and act out like a Governor, not a cowboy