I left PDP to reclaim Rivers oil wells FG gave to Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom – Amaechi

I left PDP to reclaim Rivers oil
wells FG gave to Bayelsa, Akwa
Ibom – Amaechi

Rivers State governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has
explained why he left the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He said he did so to get back oil wells belonging to the
state that were handed over to Bayelsa and Akwa-Ibom
states.
Ameachi spoke at the Rivers State University of Science
and Technology (RSUST) while sensitising them on
voter registration and collection of permanent voter
cards which is scheduled to commence on Friday,
November 28.
He said, "Our oil well in the Kalabari area, they have
taken, so the basic quarrel is that the federal
government is not addressing our problems.
"So, we said to the federal government, if you have not
done those projects and you have done nothing for
Rivers State, why do we need to remain in PDP and
work with the federal government? So we left PDP and
joined APC.
"We joined APC because we need to get back our oil
wells. So, one thing you owe us is to go and collect
your card. When you collect your card, you must help
us do one thing – don't vote for PDP.
"Now, the reason why there is a disagreement between
us and the federal government is one question we have
always been asking in public – can a federal
government led by our own brother who comes from
Bayelsa, show us one project that they have done in
Rivers State.
"And I said again to the federal government, if you can't
show us one, show us half, that is, the one you started
and you abandoned and you forgot it; none, and Rivers
State gave our president the highest vote in the country,
1.8 million votes.
"If nothing else, repair our airport. What have we done
against the president that an airport they started the
same time with Abuja, with Lagos, with Enugu has not
been finished. They have finished Lagos, they have
finished Abuja," the governor lamented.

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