I belong to Kawu Baraje-led PDP – Amaechi declares

Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Amaechi, has confirmed that he belongs to the faction of the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abubakar Kawu Baraje.

He spoke while fielding questions from newsmen in Port Harcourt on Monday, shortly after he arrived from Abuja.

When asked why some PDP Governors and chieftains of the party walked out of the party’s national convention in Abuja on Saturday, Amaechi said: “I am not the national chairman, the national chairman is Abubakar Kawu Baraje and he is the only person who is qualified to speak for now or the publicity secretary.

“All you know is that I belong to the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) led by Abubakar Kawu Baraje and we are forging ahead because we need to make some changes”.

On the future of the party vis-a-vis the 2015 elections, he said: “Well, when we get to 2015, God will determine that. We can’t be discussing 2015 now. We will discuss 2015 when we get to 2015”.

Reacting to a question on the decision of Rivers statutory delegates to boycott Saturday’s mini PDP Convention, the governor said: “You know, the chairman of the party and the members of the National Assembly and House of Assembly took that decision, I wasn’t around, so I wouldn’t know what to say about that, but the most important thing is that we are on course”.

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