'Stop Political Rascality & Blackmail' - Presidency Warns Governor Amaechi
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On Saturday Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers among other things alleged that he fell out with the First Lady because he refused to share Rivers State funds with her... After his statement, the presidency have responded to the allegation, saying Mr Amaechi's statement was false and baseless.
Below is a State House Press Release in response to Mr Amaechi's statements...
"Governor Rotimi Amaechi took his obnoxious willingness to denigrate the highest office in the land in a reckless bid to advance his selfish political interests to a new level of irresponsible and rascally behaviour yesterday in Port Harcourt with his totally false and baseless vituperations against President Jonathan, the First Lady and the Federal Government.
It appears from the Governor's completely unfounded and off-the-mark
allegations that he had totally lost all sense of propriety, decorum and
responsible political behaviour and resorted to unacceptable demagoguery, libel, blackmail and incitement of public disorder.
Unless his unbridled ambition and desire for self- promotion have
completely befuddled his mental faculties and caused him to totally lose
touch with reality, Governor Amaechi must know that his claims and
allegations are untrue.
We can only assume therefore that he is deliberately spewing malicious
falsehood in a desperate effort to incite the people of Rivers State and
Nigeria against his assumed political foes.
We warn him that there are legal, constitutional and moral limits to
political rascality beyond which he will not be allowed to go without
repercussions.
The immunity which he currently enjoys notwithstanding, Governor Amaechi
should be under no illusions: A day of reckoning will surely come when
he will answer for all his actions and false allegations against
President Jonathan, the First Lady and the Federal Government.
He should also know that Nigerians are aware of the truth and will never be fooled or swayed by his arrant opportunism and anti-Jonathan rantings.
Nigerians know that while Mr. Amaechi falsely accuses others of
corruption, he cannot show or explain to the people of Rivers State what
he has done with the billions of Naira that has accrued to the state
under his tenure.
They also know that while Amaechi continues to falsely accuse the
Jonathan Administration of having done nothing for Rivers State, he has
recklessly squandered huge state resources on dubious, vain-glorious
projects or self aggrandizement.
Nigerians will know too that while he falsely alleges that Rivers and other states have
not received funds due to them from the Federation account, the only
outstanding allocation was for September, which was released to all
states well over a week ago.
The Governor should stop trying to make President Jonathan the scapegoat
for his woeful performance in Rivers State and look to his own very
apparent failings and incompetencies.
He should also stop blackmailing the First Lady who has demanded nothing
from him other than good governance, justice, equity, fairness, real development and progress in Rivers State.
Reuben Abati
Special Adviser to the President
(Media & Publicity
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