The alleged move by the Presidency
to remove the Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi took a dramatic turn
yesterday as the first lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has decided to take the
bull by the horn in the matter.
LEADERSHIP Sunday gathered that the
first lady’s visit to Port Harcourt was a move to ensure that the State House
of Assembly members are mobilised to ensure Governor Amaechi’s impeachment from
office.
The first lady moved into a
newly-built mansion in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. She is expected
to spend 11 days in Port Harcourt. But our sources said that the first lady has
vowed not to leave the Garden City until the governor is finally removed from
office.
It was gathered that as at yesterday
night, Dame Jonathan had met with some of the lawmakers in an alleged move to
start the plot to hasten the impeachment process, while the venue of the
meeting could not be ascertained as at press time.
The new move became necessary as the
Presidency believes that Dame Jonathan, being an indigene of the state and also
being well grounded in the politics of the state, has all it takes to effect
the governor’s removal.
The political differences between
President Jonathan and Governor Amaechi reached its crescendo when the
Presidency allegedly started mobilising against Amaechi’s bid for a second term
shot at the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) chairmanship position. The NGF’s
chairmanship election led to the factional division amongst the governors,
creating a faction led by Amaechi and another being led by Governor Jang of
Plateau State.
There are allegations that the
Presidency created the Jang’s faction to break the stronghold of Amaechi and
some anti-Jonathan governors that are bent on seeing that the President does
not run for a second term.
Thereafter, the federal government
in a surprise move grounded the plane belonging to the state government, while
threatening to probe the administration of Governor Amaechi over mismanagement
of funds.
The drama continued with the NGF’s
crisis, which eventually led to the suspension of Governor Amaechi from the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
It would be recalled that the name
of the governor is already being pencilled down as a possible vice presidential
candidate on a ticket that would parade a Northerner as the presidential
candidate to challenge President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
This move, the President sees as an
affront, as Amaechi being a South-South man, would be denying the region of a
second shot at the Presidency.
The first lady’s move, according to
sources, therefore became necessary to weed out the “Judas” within the fold of
the ruling party.
source: leadership
The
alleged move by the Presidency to remove the Rivers State Governor
Rotimi Amaechi took a dramatic turn yesterday as the first lady, Dame
Patience Jonathan, has decided to take the bull by the horn in the
matter.
LEADERSHIP Sunday gathered that the first lady’s visit to Port Harcourt was a move to ensure that the State House of Assembly members are mobilised to ensure Governor Amaechi’s impeachment from office.
The first lady moved into a newly-built mansion in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. She is expected to spend 11 days in Port Harcourt. But our sources said that the first lady has vowed not to leave the Garden City until the governor is finally removed from office.
It was gathered that as at yesterday night, Dame Jonathan had met with some of the lawmakers in an alleged move to start the plot to hasten the impeachment process, while the venue of the meeting could not be ascertained as at press time.
The new move became necessary as the Presidency believes that Dame Jonathan, being an indigene of the state and also being well grounded in the politics of the state, has all it takes to effect the governor’s removal.
The political differences between President Jonathan and Governor Amaechi reached its crescendo when the Presidency allegedly started mobilising against Amaechi’s bid for a second term shot at the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) chairmanship position. The NGF’s chairmanship election led to the factional division amongst the governors, creating a faction led by Amaechi and another being led by Governor Jang of Plateau State.
There are allegations that the Presidency created the Jang’s faction to break the stronghold of Amaechi and some anti-Jonathan governors that are bent on seeing that the President does not run for a second term.
Thereafter, the federal government in a surprise move grounded the plane belonging to the state government, while threatening to probe the administration of Governor Amaechi over mismanagement of funds.
The drama continued with the NGF’s crisis, which eventually led to the suspension of Governor Amaechi from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
It would be recalled that the name of the governor is already being pencilled down as a possible vice presidential candidate on a ticket that would parade a Northerner as the presidential candidate to challenge President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
This move, the President sees as an affront, as Amaechi being a South-South man, would be denying the region of a second shot at the Presidency.
The first lady’s move, according to sources, therefore became necessary to weed out the “Judas” within the fold of the ruling party.
- See more at: http://leadership.ng/news/160613/jonathanamaechi-faceoff-dame-patience-relocates-port-harcourt#sthash.Ujhe19No.dpuf
LEADERSHIP Sunday gathered that the first lady’s visit to Port Harcourt was a move to ensure that the State House of Assembly members are mobilised to ensure Governor Amaechi’s impeachment from office.
The first lady moved into a newly-built mansion in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. She is expected to spend 11 days in Port Harcourt. But our sources said that the first lady has vowed not to leave the Garden City until the governor is finally removed from office.
It was gathered that as at yesterday night, Dame Jonathan had met with some of the lawmakers in an alleged move to start the plot to hasten the impeachment process, while the venue of the meeting could not be ascertained as at press time.
The new move became necessary as the Presidency believes that Dame Jonathan, being an indigene of the state and also being well grounded in the politics of the state, has all it takes to effect the governor’s removal.
The political differences between President Jonathan and Governor Amaechi reached its crescendo when the Presidency allegedly started mobilising against Amaechi’s bid for a second term shot at the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) chairmanship position. The NGF’s chairmanship election led to the factional division amongst the governors, creating a faction led by Amaechi and another being led by Governor Jang of Plateau State.
There are allegations that the Presidency created the Jang’s faction to break the stronghold of Amaechi and some anti-Jonathan governors that are bent on seeing that the President does not run for a second term.
Thereafter, the federal government in a surprise move grounded the plane belonging to the state government, while threatening to probe the administration of Governor Amaechi over mismanagement of funds.
The drama continued with the NGF’s crisis, which eventually led to the suspension of Governor Amaechi from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
It would be recalled that the name of the governor is already being pencilled down as a possible vice presidential candidate on a ticket that would parade a Northerner as the presidential candidate to challenge President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
This move, the President sees as an affront, as Amaechi being a South-South man, would be denying the region of a second shot at the Presidency.
The first lady’s move, according to sources, therefore became necessary to weed out the “Judas” within the fold of the ruling party.
- See more at: http://leadership.ng/news/160613/jonathanamaechi-faceoff-dame-patience-relocates-port-harcourt#sthash.Ujhe19No.dpuf
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