A chieftain
of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers state, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka
Eze has alleged that Governor of the State, Nyesom Wike’s attempt to destroy
the party became pronounced after his bid to become Governor Tambuwal’s vice
failed.
Eze said
that Senator Magnus Abe has been working hard to destroy the APC having been
promised by Wike to take over as Governor in 2013.
He said that
Wike was venting his frustration on the APC after he failed to install Tambuwal
as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who had
allegedly promised to make him his vice.
According to
Eze, in a statement he personally signed and forwarded to DAILY POST, on
Tuesday, the recent court judgement nullified the indirect governorship primary
that produced Tonye Cole as the party’s standard bearer and ceaseless peddling
of falsehoods immersed with propaganda were handiwork of Abe and Wike “mainly
targeted to ridicule Pastor Tonye Cole, the flag-bearer of APC in the 2019
general elections.”
He said that
the plot was hatched by the duo to weaken APC in the state, ensure it has no
candidate to fly its governorship flag next year and secure an effortless
victory for Wike to continue as governor of the state.
“Sadly, Wike
found solace in the political misfortune of Senator Magnus Abe whose political
blunder have placed him in quagmire and awkward situation to be used as a
destructive tool to achieve what is currently happening in Rivers State today,”
he noted.
“The plot
became more pronounced, important and a do-or-die project for the duo
immediately Governor Wike’s scheme to become the vice presidential candidate of
the PDP failed with the failure of the Sokoto’s state governor, Alhaji Aminu
Tambuwal, to clinch the presidential ticket of the party then the plot for easy
clinching of a second term for Wike and to pass the baton on to Magnus Abe in
2023 becomes deadly and imperative.
“This has
resulted to the desperation by the duo and their misguided aides that cajoles
up all sort of funny and falsehoods in order to ruin the person and personality
of a world respected and renowned figure like Pastor Tonye Cole the divinely
anointed next Governor of Rivers State come 2019.
“The devious
plot will surely run into the rocks as the coming of Tonye Cole wasn’t man-made
but divinely set up to rescue Rivers State from the hands of confused elements
whose major aim is to loot the common patrimony of Rivers State with impunity
and ensure insecurity as a means of governance.
“This
notwithstanding, the fact remains that if this plot is not arrested now and
those involved in the devious moves punished accordingly, it might snowball
into a political crisis, which may affect the 2019 elections in the State.
Eze, a
former Spokesperson of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, also
condemned the protest by some persons allegedly identified as supporters of
Senator Abe, on Friday, at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja.
He
continued, “What is the essence of the protest after Senator Abe and his misguided
group were celebrating the judgement that placed Rivers State as a laughing
stock before the International community indicating that the so called
judgement has no bearing or effect on with the State structure of the party or
the election of Pastor Tonye Cole as the APC Flag-Bearer or any candidate of
the party in the 2019 general elections.
“I note with
happiness that not minding all these unwarranted distractions by Abe, the APC
Rivers state Chairman, Ojukaye Amachree has presented candidates of the party
with their certificate of return and INEC form CF1 for the 2019 general
elections”, he said.
Eze
commended the National Working Committee, NWC, for “appealing against Justice
Chinwendu Nworgu unfortunate judgement to demonstrate that Wike and Abe evil
partnership will not stand.”
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