– As Wike’s Men Take Over Rivers APC
– Amaechi Maybe Forced Out
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in a deft move to hand over the Rivers State Chapter of the Party to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, last night announced the dissolution of the Executive Committee of the party in the state.
The party also announced the constitution of a Caretaker Committee to undertake the Electronic registration of its members in the State starting from Ward and Local government levels.
Interestingly, the Caretaker Committee led by Chief Tony Okocha, is wholly drawn from loyalists of the immediate past governor who has not hidden his intentions to collapse his faction of of the Peoples Democratic Party into the All progressives congress.
With the controversial move, the fate of Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, former minister of Transportation and his faction in the party, including the Tonye Cole, candidate of the party in the last election may be forced out of the party, should Wike takes
A competent source had hinted during the week that the struggle to collapse PDP into the APC in Rivers is at the root of the seeming irreconcilable differences between Wike and his successor, Governor Similaiye Fugbara
Barrister Felix Morka who announced the decision of the party’s National Working Committee said the dissolution of the party’s executive committee was in the overall interest of the party adding that dissolution of the Rivers State Executives of the Party cut across all levels of the party, ward, LGA and State.
The National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, Esq., read out the Party’s decision signed by the National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Deputy National Secretary, Barr. Festus Fuanter.
He disclosed that the Caretaker Committee is mandated to conduct a comprehensive and fresh electronic party registration of all members in the State.
“The Caretaker Committee subject to the directives of the NWC was entrusted with preparing for the conduct of congresses to facilitate the emergence of new Executive Committees for the Party at various levels, extending from the ward to the State.
“The Caretaker Committee will be inaugurated on Friday, 24th November 2023 at the Party’s National Secretariat, Abuja.
Other members of the committee are
Chief Eric Nwibani ( Secretary ), Hon. Chibuike Ikenga , Prince Stephen Abolo
Hon. Silvester Vidin, Senibo Karibi Dan-Jumbo and Miss Darling Amadi.
