Jonathan: Rivers ADC tackles Magnus Abe over comment on Amaechi

The Rivers State section of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has dismissed claims by erstwhile Rivers South-East senator, Magnus Abe, that the contiguous past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, worked against erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid successful 2015 due to the fact that it was the crook of the North.

DAILY POST reports that Abe made the assertion connected Tuesday during the unveiling of the Rainbow Coalition candidates successful Rivers State.

The erstwhile lawmaker besides called connected Amaechi to resign arsenic the ADC’s 2027 vice-presidential candidate, arguing that it was the crook of the South.

Reacting successful a connection issued connected Wednesday, the Rivers ADC Publicity Secretary, Chizy Enyi, described Abe’s assertion arsenic untrue.

According to Enyi, Amaechi opposed Jonathan’s re-election due to the fact that helium believed the erstwhile president had done thing for the radical of Rivers State.

Enyi said, “The astir overambitious antheral connected earth, Magnus Abe, lied to himself that Amaechi deceived them not to enactment erstwhile President Jonathan due to the fact that it was the crook of the North.

“All Nigerians knew that Amaechi’s enactment for Buhari was not arsenic a effect of the North oregon South, but due to the fact that Jonathan was accused of not doing...