second term Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi
has queried why the immediate past senator representing Rivers
South-East, Sen. Magnus Abe has started showing early signs of
apprehension for the forthcoming congresses of the APC in Rivers State.
The minister was reacting to a statement in which the former senator
kicked against the holding of congresses of APC in Rivers State. In that
statement, Abe resorted to name calling and uncouth language to describe
the planned congresses announced by the Minister to his supporters.
It would be recalled that Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi had announced
to his supporters during the reception in Abuja that followed his
inauguration as a second term minister that they (supporters) should
begin to prepare themselves for congresses as part of rebuilding and
repositioning the party in Rivers State. However, a few days after, Sen.
Abe, while addressing his supporters in Port Harcourt, in an
inexplicable outburst of emotions, questioned why the minister should
ask his supporters to go home and prepare for congresses.
However, in a swift reaction, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi expressed
surprise that Abe would resort to unguarded language to express his
indisposition and fear for congresses even when he (Amaechi) did not
give date and time of congresses to his supporters.
“I addressed my supporters to go home and prepare for congresses, I
didn’t give them any date and time, and those are the responsibility of
the national secretariat.
“Senator Magnus Abe has no reason to be afraid of congress; he should
tell his supporters to also prepare for congresses of the party in the
State since he says he is very popular. A popular politician should be
very happy anytime congress is on the table,” Amaechi declared.
The Minister declined to respond to sundry comments made by Abe in his
statement saying such were obvious signs of frustration on the part of
the former senator.