The Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has said all the propaganda and falsehood foisted on the state by the All Progressives Congress has been personally masterminded by a former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The PDP said Tinubu’s action was simply to fuel political crisis in Rivers State.
A statement by Jerry Needam, the Special Adviser on Media to the state Chairman of the PDP, Felix Abuah, said Tinubu was only interested in protecting his business interests in Rivers State, courtesy of Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi.
The party alleged its investigations revealed that the major contracting firms handling various jobs in the state are owned by Tinubu.
The PDP said it is sad that the only way Tinubu feels he could sustain his business interest and retain his grip on the soul of the state is to continue to deceive Amaechi and instigate crisis in the state.
The statement added: “Rivers State remains only one, out of all the PDP controlled states in the country, and cannot alone give the APC the votes required to form the central government without a corresponding support from others. This clearly shows that there are other reasons for the special attention of the APC National leadership in Rivers State. And to complement this vicious desire, they have found a willing tool in Governor Amaechi, who too is being propelled by an inordinate political ambition to play the prodigal son needed by these gold diggers to achieve their aim.
“This is the more reason why all Rivers people must not let go by rejecting them and their antics. We are a peaceful people who must not be involved in any act capable of taking the life of another and will continue to see the lives of others as sacrosanct.”
On the alleged shooting of Senator Magnus Abe Sunday, the PDP said no person would wish the distinguished senator representing Rivers South/East dead, let alone the police who were at the scene of the incident to ensure there was no breakdown of law and order.
According to the party, the amplified report is yet another media hype by Amaechi and his supporters to whip up sentiments and cause disaffection against the PDP in the state.
While regretting any incident that could have caused bodily harm to any free citizen of the state, the party said it was not true that anybody, let alone five children were shot dead.
It challenged the APC’s spokesman in the state, Chief Chukwuemeka Eze, to disclose the identities of the five children he claimed were shot dead by the police.
“The police should also investigate this weighty allegation by Chief Eze and invite him for details and if found to have raised false alarm, tried and punished accordingly,” the PDP stressed.
Hold Tinubu responsible for Rivers crisis – PDP
