Rivers State governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has explained why he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He said he did so to get back oil wells belonging to the state that were handed over to Bayelsa and Akwa-Ibom states.
Ameachi spoke at the Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) while sensitising them on voter registration and collection of permanent voter cards which is scheduled to commence on Friday, November 28.
He said, “Our oil well in the Kalabari area, they have taken, so the basic quarrel is that the federal government is not addressing our problems.
“So, we said to the federal government, if you have not done those projects and you have done nothing for Rivers State, why do we need to remain in PDP and work with the federal government? So we left PDP and joined APC.
“We joined APC because we need to get back our oil wells. So, one thing you owe us is to go and collect your card. When you collect your card, you must help us do one thing – don’t vote for PDP.
“Now, the reason why there is a disagreement between us and the federal government is one question we have always been asking in public – can a federal government led by our own brother who comes from Bayelsa, show us one project that they have done in Rivers State.
“And I said again to the federal government, if you can’t show us one, show us half, that is, the one you started and you abandoned and you forgot it; none, and Rivers State gave our president the highest vote in the country, 1.8 million votes.
“If nothing else, repair our airport. What have we done against the president that an airport they started the same time with Abuja, with Lagos, with Enugu has not been finished. They have finished Lagos, they have finished Abuja,” the governor lamented.
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