Rivers State Governor Chibuike Amaechi, has expressed the readiness of his
Administration to handover on May 29. Amaechi who dismissed rumours he
would not be handing over the reign of governance on the date, wondered
what he would be doing in office after May 29. The Rivers state Governor
averred that the entire cabinet has made ready their notes preparatory to
the terminal date of his regime.
“We are ready for handover unlike the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at
the centre that is busy making new appointments and sacking people. They
have refused to brief the Muhammadu Buhari Transition Team and All
Progressives Congress, APC, is not screaming blue murder. Rather, the APC
at the centre is meeting and planning and preparing for government”.
Painting an ugly scenario in Rivers State, Gov. Amaechi stated that rather
than support democracy, PDP has been busy doctoring election results and
Voter Register.
“Unfortunatelyin Rivers State, the PDP is busy doctoring election results,
doctoring Voter Register as to cover their stolen mandate, and crying wolf
to cover their mischief”.
Amaechi who spoke through the Rivers State Commissioner of Information and
Communications, Ibim Semenitari, added that whoever would take over from
him has no reason to panic.
In a statement in Port Harcourt on Friday, Semenitari dismissed
insinuations the outgoing regime had shown no co-operation with the man
the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared winner of
the April 11 governorship election in Rivers State. While dismissing
reports the outgoing Administration has been un-co-operative with the PDP,
Semenitari allayed such fears saying that PDP already has everything going
for it.
“They stole the outcome of the April 11 election and gave no hoot; they
declared their candidates winners with the criminal connivance of INEC and
cared less about local, national and international opinion that what took
place in Rivers state on April 11 was everything but an election. The more
APC had pushed for electoral materials which are statutory demands of an
electoral litigation, the farther PDP and INEC had kept it, and seemingly,
they have had their way. So, they have all going for them. They have
nothing to worry about. If and when Mr. Ezebuwon Nyesom Wike, will be
sworn in, the issue of handover notes and other statutory briefings should
not be any worry to him. Already Wike has as part of his transition team
the State Deputy Governor, Engr. Tele Renner Ikuru, who is ViceChairman of
the Rivers Stare Executive Council, and who is abreast of all projects and
Programmes of the current administration, having chaired many sensitive
state government committees as well as state cabinet meetings.” Semenitari
said.
“After all, PDP has constituted Inauguration and Transition Committees,
respectively”.
The Information and Communications Commissioner who insisted PDP stole the
mandate it is parading, reasoned that with the pair of Ikuru and Wike, PDP
should have no difficulty with any briefings that they might need from the
current administration. She advised PDP to learn from APC which has not
raised any hairs despite what are deliberate steps at the centre to
provokethe party. “Governor Amaechi has not made any new appointment as
he knows he is leaving office, unlike what PDP is doing at the centre.
They are busy sacking and making appointments, functions that should be
entirely left for the in-coming Administration. Provocative as it is, APC
has rather, concerned itself with continued preparations to give Nigerians
good governance. APC has refused to dance to PDP’s evil drumbeats,
choosing to show maturity.
“Let PDP in Rivers state leave Governor Amaechi alone. He is a busy man
and did not contest any elections. Governor Amaechi is known for
committing his all into any worthy assignment or duty he is called to do.
Having governed Rivers State for close to eight years, Amaechi cannot be
happier that history and posterity will judge him fairly. A fact a
million PDPs cannot obliterate”.