Amaechi had accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as being behind the killings in the state during the last governorship and presidential elections.
But in its reaction, the state Commissioner for Information, Dr. Austin Tam-George, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt, said Wike does not need arms to defeat the APC in Rivers State.
Tam-George said Wike’s impressive record of service delivery had won over the hearts of the Rivers people.
The commissioner said on the contrary, the APC in Rivers State was suffocating under the weight of Amaechi’s disastrous legacy as governor of Rivers State for eight years.
“Rotimi Amaechi is probably the most toxic political personality in Rivers State because of his history of financial recklessness and visionless leadership during his time as governor of Rivers State,” the commissioner said.
According to the commissioner, funds meant for the payment of salaries of workers and pensioners were diverted by Amaechi to sponsor the political activities of the APC, thereby plunging millions of families into abject poverty and misery.
Tam-George pointed out that Amaechi was indicted by a court-approved Judicial Panel of Inquiry for stealing public funds.
The commissioner asserted that while the APC-led federal government might have granted Amaechi unofficial amnesty, the Rivers people have a long memory, and would continue to reject Amaechi and the APC in Rivers State.
He maintained that Amaechi’s attempt to steal the mandate of the people on Saturday through the force of arms would be resisted and defeated once again.
The PDP in the state also described Amaechi’s allegations as a smokescreen for the past governor to commit more violence in the state.
The state Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Hon. Samuel Nwanosike, told journalists in the Port Harcourt yesterday that Rivers people were wiser and would not be deceived by Amaechi again.
He said Amaechi was only looking for excuses for his woeful performance in the elections in the state.
“It is a shame that Amaechi will accuse Wike and PDP for killing people in Rivers State. Rivers people are wiser and cannot be deceived by Amaechi again.
“They know who has been behind the killings. Who killed a pregnant woman in Tai Local Government Area of the State in the last re-run election?
“All the killings were perpetrated by Amaechi and his cohorts in his attempt to cover up his failures and to come back to control the economy of Rivers State through his surrogate, Dr. Dakuku Peterside.
“The story raised by Amaechi is a smokescreen for his plan with security operatives. We are aware that he wants to start the assassination of political opponents in Rivers state friday.”
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