The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State, Felix Obuah, has said that Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State must apologise to the leadership of the party before he could be recalled.
Governor Amaechi is currently on suspension by the national leadership for refusing to recall the suspended local government executives in the state.
Fielding questions from State House correspondents after a meeting of the PDP leaders in Rivers State with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa, Obuah said the governor was free to leave the party if he cannot apologise.
He said: “Everybody is entitled to his own opinion.
“He has been suspended because of anti-party activities.
“So I don’t want to refer to Amaechi’s matter because it is with the NWC of the party.
“If he shows remorse and goes to the party and apologises, we will call him back but if he still remains recalcitrant and refuses to change, we are not begging for everybody to be in PDP.”
He however, said the meeting with President Jonathan, apart from being a solidarity one, also discussed reconciliation within the party.
The chairman said: “That is why we are here.
“If he wants to remain in the party, he has to show respect.
“If he wants to leave, I cannot stop him.”
Obuah spoke further on the visit: “We have come to solidarise with the President and we want to pledge our support to his government.
“We support his transformation agenda.
“We also thank the First Lady for her recent visit to the state and the empowerment programme for women in all the local government areas in our state.
“Ordinarily, this is the first time the leadership of the PDP is paying a courtesy visit to the President.
“We used the opportunity to appreciate him and wish him well.”
Asked if it will not be a big minus should Governor Amaechi leave the party, Obuah said: “Well, as he leaves, two will come to PDP.
“That’s a plus for PDP.”
Also speaking, the Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike, insisted there is no crisis within the party in the state, saying that the governor is not comfortable because he has lost control of the party structure.
Wike said: “There is no misunderstanding.
“What you should understand is that in every political process, you expect some disagreements.
“Some people see it as if there is a personal misunderstanding.
“That the governor does not have the party structure does not make him comfortable.
“So, all that you are seeing is a reaction to that and we believe that you cannot build a party around a personality.
“The party is meant for the people and the people make the choice and the choice they made, they were denied and people went to court to get their mandate.
“It is like a tribunal, if you lose an election, you go to tribunal and the tribunal will tell you if you won or lost.
“Then you can go on appeal.
“That is the way it is.
“So, there is nothing personal.
“Rather, it is a political activity that is going on.”
On the delegation was also former Governor Peter Odili.
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