THE Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers
State on Wednesday described the claim by the immediate past state
governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, that he had sued the party as an attempt
to divert attention from “shocking” revelations of the mismanagement of
the state resources.
The state PDP Chairman, Chief Felix Obuah, said Amaechi should apologise to the people for allegedly running the state aground.
Amaechi had in a statement on Tuesday
said he had sued the state PDP, its chairman and two others over
allegations that he (Amaechi) embezzled $758m (N80bn) belonging to the
state while in office.
The
former governor recalled that the state PDP on August 6, and August 21,
2015, alleged that the said state funds were stashed away by him in an
account in his name in Bancorp Bank in Minnesota, United States of
America.
But reacting to the former governor’s
claim, Obua, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Media and
Publicity, Mr. Jerry Needam, said the party would never be intimidated
by anybody, including Amaechi on the matter.
The state PDP chairman also pointed out
that the former chief executive of the state refused to appear before
the Judicial Commission of Inquiry to defend himself on the allegations
against him.
“The litigation threat is diversionary in
the light of shocking revelations, testimonies and discoveries of acts
of lawlessness, fraudulent and injudicious spending of state resources
by him (Amaechi) while in office being witnessed before the Commission
of Inquiry into the Sale of Valued Assets of the State by his
administration for which he was invited. But he refused to appear to
defend himself.
“While not wishing to join issues with
Amaechi until he makes real his boast by serving the processes of the
said suit on the PDP and those he claimed he sued, the party would not
be deterred by threats of litigation neither will it be intimidated by
anybody, let alone Mr. Amaechi that should be apologizing to the Rivers
people for running the state aground for eight years,” Obuah stressed.
He, however, maintained that the said
lawsuit would offer the state PDP the opportunity to expose to the world
the atrocities committed by the immediate past governor.
He said, “The intended lawsuit by
Amaechi, if true, will offer the party the opportunity to expose to the
whole world the atrocities committed by the former governor, for them to
adjudge whether Amaechi is corrupt or a saint as he is hoodwinking
those who do not know him very well to believe,” Obua added.
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