The Rivers State Chapter of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has 'congratulated' the outgoing Governor of the
state, Rotimi Chubuike Amaechi for losing the Vice Presidential ticket of the
All Progressives Congress, APC.
A statement issued by the PDP this afternoon reads:
"The PDP is excited that
Amaechi has been confirmed as a serial loser who lacks the capacity to win any
competitive contest and can only excel in incivility and loose tongues"
Most disturbing, the party noted is
the billions of tax payers’ money the outgoing Governor spent on lobbying for
the APC VP ticket at the expense of infrastructural development, provision of
portable
drinking water in the State and payment of salaries and
allowances of civil servants and pensioners.
"The outgoing Governor Rotimi
Amaechi plans to empty the State treasury and also debit the upcoming
Government with huge debts that will take the life span of his successor
administration to upset.
One of such plans, the PDP can authoritatively reveal is the
recent directive by Governor Amaechi to the Chairmen of the 23 Local Government
Areas, whose tenure in office has elapsed to access bank loans to the tune of
Two Hundred Million Naira (N200,000,000.00)".
The loan, the Party reliably gathered, would be used to fund
this year’s cultural Festival, here referred to as ‘CANIRIV’ and as Christmas
package and freebies for members of the All Progressives Congress in the
various LGAs and fun APC campaigns.
The PDP condemns in its entirety what it describes as
criminal and unpatriotic of Governor Amaechi and all those aiding him to commit
such financial fraud on Rivers People.
It has also been established that the outgoing Rivers State
Governor is today a leading financier of Gen Buhari’s Presidential campaign, as
billions of Rivers money were used in organising Buhari’s campaign tours and
travels as well as major events of the APC in and outside the State, including
the protest march in Abuja and the National Convention in Lagos.
Considering the economic and social implications these
reckless and fraudulent financial activities of Governor Amaechi portend on the
State and people after the life of this administration, the PDP believes it is
time to act rather than remaining mute over an avoidable calamitous situation
in the State.
It is in the light of this that the PDP urges all anti graft
agencies to urgently save Rivers State and the people from impending collapse
in 2015, after Governor Amaechi has left office.
The Party also warns all financial bodies, including Banks
and other lending institutions, not to honour any further applications for
loans or borrowing arrangement by the Rivers State government under Governor
Amaechi or any of its agencies, as such financial transactions will not be
respected by the incoming Government in the State.
