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Former Rivers state Governor, Peter Odili has disclosed that he fully regrets helping Governor Chibuike Amaechi become governor in 2007.
Speaking during a campaign tour of Nyesom Wike, Governoship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state, Odili said, ''We thought we did the right thing by supporting Amaechi to become the governor of the state. We left a united state. We also left a united party. PDP was one. Rivers State was PDP. There was no other party in Rivers State other than the PDP. Whatever the party hierarchy said would happen, happened. The secretary is here to support what I am telling you here today.
''With all the best intentions we supported his political career and ambition. We thought we did what was best for the state. As you know, until a man has powers and money, you wouldn’t really know him, but that is a story for the future. One thing is clear, we have accepted our mistake and we are determined to correct it in 2015.
''Who would have thought that a governor who won an election on the platform of the PDP would decamp with the mandate of the party to another party? Who would have thought that a governor elected on the platform of the PDP would abandon the PDP to join an opposition party?.
''The elders of the party who are here can corroborate what I am saying here today. We ran a cohesive party. We had respect for the elders of the party. We had respect for party members. No one attempted to hijack the PDP because the party was bigger than anyone, no matter his or her position. Party officials were respected because the party was run from the secretariat which was home to all members of the party'', Odili said.
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Speaking during a campaign tour of Nyesom Wike, Governoship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state, Odili said, ''We thought we did the right thing by supporting Amaechi to become the governor of the state. We left a united state. We also left a united party. PDP was one. Rivers State was PDP. There was no other party in Rivers State other than the PDP. Whatever the party hierarchy said would happen, happened. The secretary is here to support what I am telling you here today.
''With all the best intentions we supported his political career and ambition. We thought we did what was best for the state. As you know, until a man has powers and money, you wouldn’t really know him, but that is a story for the future. One thing is clear, we have accepted our mistake and we are determined to correct it in 2015.
''Who would have thought that a governor who won an election on the platform of the PDP would decamp with the mandate of the party to another party? Who would have thought that a governor elected on the platform of the PDP would abandon the PDP to join an opposition party?.
''The elders of the party who are here can corroborate what I am saying here today. We ran a cohesive party. We had respect for the elders of the party. We had respect for party members. No one attempted to hijack the PDP because the party was bigger than anyone, no matter his or her position. Party officials were respected because the party was run from the secretariat which was home to all members of the party'', Odili said.
#Odili #Wike #PDP #Amaechi
