Governor Rotimi Amaechi
The Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, on Sunday said his disagreement with President Goodluck Jonathan, was due in part to Mrs. Jonathan’s meddlesomeness.
He said this after the premiere of a documentary on the Amaechi years, at the Silver Bird Galleria, Abuja.
According to him, the President and the
ruling Peoples Democratic Party, would have taken him to the cleaners,
if they had found anything incriminating against him.
Amaechi said, “We had a disagreement in
principle between me and the President. Have you seen a country where
the Commissioner of Police is reporting to the wife of the President?
It’s in Rivers State.
“Have you seen a country where the
Brigade Commander or the Navy Commander or Air force Commander is
reporting to the Wife of the President? It’s in Rivers State.”
He explained that he was convinced that
such conduct would not help in the development of any nation and he took
a stand against it.
Amaechi stressed that Nigeria must never
again go back to such dark days, stressing that public officers should
learn to lead by the rule so as to avoid abuse of office by their
spouses.
He pointed out that it was the husband
who was elected. The governor revealed that in his own case, he ensured
that his wife knew her limits and he always told her she had no right to
call any of his commissioners for anything, because the people voted
him into office as governor not her.
Amaechi challenged anyone who had doubts about his performance in office to go to Rivers State and see for himself.
He also said all he did in the state were
not for self-glorification but were done to bequeath a legacy for
successive administrations in the state to sustain but added that 90 per
cent of the people who worked with him betrayed him.
He further showcased his achievements
spanning all sectors of the state economy, wondering why the Federal
Government was desperate about casting his administration in bad light
even when he spent N105bn on federal roads.
He also pointed out that he kept a proper
account of his stewardship and the books were open for all to see.
This, he said, gave him the courage to sustain the struggle, expressing
joy that history will vindicate him in the end.
In the documentary which featured some of
his projects in the areas of security, agriculture, education,
transportation, health and social development, Amaechi’s said the
documentary left out some projects he would love to see documented.
Senator Magnus Abbe, who also featured in
the documentary, explained how Amaechi pioneered the amnesty programme
through which insecurity in the state was drastically reduced.
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