The Presidency on Wednesday said
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State was at liberty to dump the
ruling Peoples Democratic Party for the opposition All Progressive
Congress.
Special Adviser to President Goodluck
Jonathan on Political Matters, Mr. Ahmed Gulak, said this in an
interview with our correspondent. Gulak was reacting to a statement
credited to Amaechi that he would consult Jonathan before joining the
APC.
Continue after the break.
The governor was quoted to have made the
remark on Tuesday while receiving chieftains of the opposition APC who
were in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, to woo him into their
fold.
“Before I join the APC, I will consult the President. I will. He is from our zone. I will consult all the consultable,” he was quoted to have said.
But Gulak said the governor was only trivialising the issue at stake as he deliberately engaged in anti-party activities.
He said since Amaechi did not consult
the President before inviting the APC leaders and giving them tumultuous
reception in his state, he should not bother to consult Jonathan before
leaving the PDP.
He said it was unfortunate that the governor did not understand the gravity of the voyage he had embarked upon.
The President’s aide said, “Governor
Amaechi did not consult the President before inviting APC leaders to
Rivers State and giving them tumultuous welcome, so he does not need to
consult the President before joining APC because he knows that the
President will not allow any PDP member to go to APC.
“Governor Amaechi is at liberty to join APC. This is belittling the issue. We are not small boys; we are in a serious business of politics.
“You cannot as a governor on the platform of PDP invite APC leaders to your state and make a show of it and now say that you will consult the President who is the leader of the PDP before you join APC.
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