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Governor Amaechi Dares Nyesom Wike

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Despite plans by some politicians suspected to be members of the Grassroot Development Initiative, GDI, a group allegedly funded by Chief Barr. Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike, the Minister of State for Education to scuttle the Town Hall meeting of Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the governor Rivers State has continued with his tour.

Governor Amaechi had planned to visit Rumuepirikon, the home town of Chief Barr. Nyesom Wike and other parts of Obio/Akpor for a town hall meeting tour last week Wednesday after visiting some wards in Obio/Akpor LGA such as Rumumasi, Mgbisilaru, Elelenwo, Rumumasi, Woji and others.

The paramount ruler of the Rumuepirikon community, HRH Eze Anthony Owabie and some other APC members were arrested instead of GDI members the brain behind the mayhem.

Mr. Lolo Ibieneye, a chieftain of the PDP and Prof. Israel Owante, a former Rivers State Commissioner for Education who chat with journalists in Port Harcourt fingered Nyesom Wike and his GDI members in the mayhem which rocked the area aim at scuttling Governor Amaechi’s visit to Rumuepirikon and other parts of Obio/Akpor LGA and not PDP members as speculated.

In his speech at the town hall meeting in Rumuepirikon on Tuesday Gov. Amaechi blamed the police for being biased in the crisis that rocked the area during his planned visit to the area last Wednesday stressing that the security agencies have the responsibility to protect every citizen of the country and not to carry arms against anyone.

He further disclosed that the reason why the politicians in the PDP were fighting him was due to their failure to do the contracts awarded them by his administration to accomplish assuring the list of the contractors who failed to do the contracts given to them will be presented to the public soon.

Those who spoke at the various ward in Obio/Akpor during the town hall tour visit include: Rogers Ichenwo, Sunday Dike, Johnson Amadi, Dr. Allwell Omegonu, Chief Alex among others.

According to them Amaechi is a pragmatic governor who has lisitening ear to his people.

They described the attempt made by Nyesom Wike and his GDI members to scuttle Governor Amaechi’s visit to Obio/Akpor as act of foolishness and a failed attempt assuring that they will deliver their wards to APC in 2015 election at all levels of government.

The places visited include: Rumudara, Rumuokoro, Rumuola, Rukpokwu, Rumuepirikon among others. ###

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