As the disagreement between the former Rivers State Governor and Minister
of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and the Senator representing
Rivers South East Senatorial District, Magnus Abe deepens by the day, the
Chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), Bro. Felix Obuah has restated his resolve to settle the two parties
as he feared that the rift was taking an irreconcilable dimension.
Bro. Obuah in a statement in Port Harcourt said even though he shared
political differences with the warring APC chieftains, he has not relented
in seeking ways of brokering peace between the duo whom he said are dear
to him as subjects.
The PDP Chairman disclosed that one of such efforts geared toward
brokering the peace has resulted in convening of a meeting with supporters
of Amaechi and Abe which he said would hold at his Palace in Port Harcourt
Saturday, August 19, 2017.
Bro. Obuah said he extracted the agreement to convene the meeting when
representatives of the two political leaders (Abe and Amaechi) met with
him in his Palace over the week, and expressed confidence that the outcome
of his meeting with the APC supporters would be fruitful.
It will be recalled that the State PDP Chairman, Bro. Felix Obuah had in
the wake of the quarrel between Senator Abe and former Governor Amaechi
elected to make peace between the duo despite the political differences
between his party (PDP) and the APC.
Bro. Obuah said he volunteered to reconcile them (Amaechi and Abe) whose
pride and strong-headedness are tearing the APC apart in Rivers State.
The State PDP boss regretted that his two subjects have started exhibiting
same ego that pitched them against other progressive politicians in the
State, stressing that as aging leaders in the State, they should learn to
conduct themselves in any group they find themselves, in a manner that
would not threaten the peace and security of Rivers State.
“It is becoming too embarrassing for the two uncompromising APC leaders to
be insulting themselves both on air and in print and by extension, the
Rivers people”, Bro. Obuah said, adding that it also surprised him that
with their level of exposure and social status, both Chibuike Amaechi and
Magnus Abe still remain and wish to continue to remain local champions and
the only leading lights in their party.