Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, is refuting
claims made by the presidency, that he made derogatory comments about First
Lady Dame Patience Jonathan.
You will recall that it was reported that Amaechi said the First Lady was angry with him because of his refusal to
illegally share the state’s funds with her.
In response to presidential spokesman, Reuben Abati‘s
warning to Amaechi to desist from “political rascality and blackmail,” the
Rivers State government has issued the Jonathan administration a warning-
“Don’t threaten the governor.”
Speaking on the issue, the
Rivers State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Ibim
Semenitari stated that:
“I would want to say that
the Presidential Spokesman should be careful for the kind of threats he issues
to an elected Governor.
He should remember that the
President is not a prefect of the governor. He was elected as President just as
the Governor was elected as a governor, and Nigeria is a federation.
And please, Abati should
know his limits and need not attempt to cross his boundries.
It is a bit strange to hear
the kind of comments coming out of the Presidency and this showed that that
statement was already prepared before governor Amaechi spoke.
At no point in his speech
did Governor Amaechi make any references. His wife was not even discussed because
she is not an official of government.
I do not understand where or
how Mr. Abati got his story, so we just take it that this is one of those clear
indications of rascality with the Presidency trying to call a dog a bad name
and hang it”.
Their headache next pls.
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