PDP faults Amaechi’s absence at national conference forum

Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi

THE Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State has decried the absence of the state governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, from the Southern Forum on National Conference.

The state PDP explained that it viewed the governor’s absence from the event that was held on February 24, 2014, in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, as a demonstration of Amaechi’s neglect of the cause of the people.

In a statement by the Special Assistant on Media to the party’s Chairman in the state, Mr. Jerry Needam, the party argued that rather than express his support for the meeting in Calabar, Amaechi decided to attend a gathering organised by the All Progressives Congress.

Describing Amaechi’s action as disrespectful, the state PDP maintained that the governor sponsored the APC meeting outside the state.

The statement reads in part, “The Rivers State chapter of the PDP notes with sadness the deliberate absence of Governor Rotimi Amaechi at the all-important Southern Forum on National Conference held in Calabar, Cross Rivers State, Monday, February 24, 2014.

“The party views Governor Amaechi’s unexplained absence as a demonstration of his neglect and abandonment of the cause of the people of the area which ought to be his priority.

“Most annoying to the party is the fact that the governor, rather than showing support for the Calabar conference, which was attended by the most eminent personalities from the states of the South, Governor Amaechi prominently featured at an All Progressives Congress meeting, which was being sponsored by him outside of the state.”