The All Progressives Congress in Rivers State on Wednesday told the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, to tender an unreserved apology to Rivers people over his absence from the South-South stakeholders’ meeting with the Federal Government held in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Tuesday.
Governors and leaders of the South-South geopolitical zone met with the presidential delegation led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari at the Government House in Port Harcourt and demanded the restructuring of the country in line with the principle of true federalism.
The party said it had reliable information that Amaechi was in Port Harcourt to welcome the presidential delegation, but decided not to partake in the crucial meeting.
According to a statement signed by Livingstone Wechie, Media Adviser to the state APC acting Caretaker Committee Chairman, Igo Aguma, the minister’s absence from the meeting could not be justified, describing it as embarrassing.
The statement read in part, “The action of the godfather of the APC in Rivers State, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, is an evidence of the type of divisive and selfish leadership he is giving the APC in the state, which is solely aimed at destroying the party at all cost for his personal gain in keeping with his vows.
“The APC in Rivers State, therefore, demands that His Excellency Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi should follow the precedent set by the Presidency by tendering an unreserved apology to the people of Rivers State and the APC in the state over his embarrassing action.” Punch