The All Progressives Congress,
APC, in Rivers State has dismissed claims that, Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of
Transportation was attempting to bribe some APC members who dumped the party
with the sum of N20m.
The Coordinator of APC’s
non-indigenes in the state, Callistus Nwachukwu alleged that its former
coordinator, Chief Uchenna Okokoba; the former vice chairman, Wole Agunbiade
and former Secretary, Alhaji Yusuf Tanko who dumped the party were trying to
blackmail the Minister with the alleged bribe story.
Nwachukwu insisted that the three
former APC members resigned their membership of the party for selfish interest.
Speaking yesterday in Port
Harcourt, the state capital, Nwachukwu said the three former officers should
not be taken seriously.
He said, “On Saturday, our former
coordinator, Chief Uchenna Okokoba; the former vice chairman, Wole Agunbiade;
and the former Secretary, Alhaji Yusuf Tanko, went on air to announce the
resignation of their portfolios and their membership of our great party, the
APC, in Rivers State.
“Their resignation was
unilateral. They did not consult the executive members of non-indigenes APC in
Rivers State, the stakeholders, unit leaders and the elders of the party. We
believe that their decision was borne out of their personal interest or for
pecuniary reason.
“There is a rumour going round,
which we deem necessary to debunk. The three former officers have been going
round, claiming that our great leader, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the
Transportation Minister, through somebody, has been making overtures of N20
million to them to rescind their decision and return to the APC. That is a lie
from the pit of hell.
“They are using it (N20 million
overture claim) as a game plan to shore up their market value and increase
their bargaining power with PDP. They do not possess any value. They should be
very careful. The three estranged officers are on their own.
“Hon. Emma Chindah is one of the
leaders of APC. There was never a time that Hon. Emma Chindah met with the
so-called Okokoba, much less of offering him money.”
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