You are free to join APC – Presidency dares Amaechi

GOV. AMAECHI WELCOMES PRESIDENT JONATHAN IN PORT HARCOURT
The Presidency, Wednesday gave Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State a nod to defect from the crisis-ridden Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the opposition All Progressive Congress, APC, if he so wish to.

Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Political Matters, Ahmed Gulak, told newsmen that President Jonathan has given Amaechi the go ahead to join any party of his choice.

Gulak was reacting to a statement attributed to Amaechi that he would consult Jonathan before joining the APC.

The governor was quoted to have made the claim 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 consultables,” he was quoted to have said.

However, in a quick reaction, Gulak said since Amaechi did not consult the President before inviting the APC leaders and giving them warm reception in his state, he should not bother to consult Jonathan before leaving the PDP.

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.” The statement concluded.

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