Amaechi finally speaks on why he left PDP

The Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has finally disclosed why he left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. This revelation is coming six years after his exit from PDP. Amaechi, made this disclosure on Saturday, at the State Secretariat of APC, in Port Harcourt the Rivers State capital.

Amaechi, who was at the Party Secretariat to receive defectors from PDP, said former President Goodluck Jonathan made him several offers to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party but that he turned them down because he was not tribalistic.

Amaechi, stated that as the State Governor at that time, he opted to work for Muhammadu Buhari, the then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, who eventually won the 2015 presidential election. He said Jonathan fought him because he dumped the PDP for the APC.

Amaechi, announced his intention to commence serious prayers from 2021, to address his political concerns. He said, “Next year, we are starting prayer sessions. You know, when Goodluck (Jonathan) fought us, he was not fighting me, he was fighting God and I knew he would fail.

“Tell them, from next year prayer will start. I will come to Port Harcourt like I used to and I will say this will happen and it will happen. Let me tell you who I am. I do not drink, I have never tasted alcohol in my life. I don’t smoke; I am not tribalistic. Whether in Rivers State or in Nigeria, I am not tribalistic. If I were tribalistic, President Goodluck Jonathan offered me an opportunity to remain in the PDP, he offered me all sorts of opportunities and I said that I have given my allegiance to Buhari because I am not tribalistic.”

Those who defected alongside several others, were a former Commissioner for Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, Dr John Bazia; a former member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Chief Michael West, Chima Obinna and Chief Salvation Ezengwogwo.