Amaechi stated this in response to a call for him to
congratulate Wike made by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Musiliu
Obanikoro.
Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has said that he will
not congratulate the state’s Governor-elect, Nyesom Wike on his victory in the
recently held elections.
Amaechi stated this in response to a call for him to
congratulate Wike made by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Musiliu
Obanikoro.
Amaechi also termed the April 11 governorship elections in
the state as ‘daylight robbery’.
“Because of the larger interest of Rivers state, I and most
Rivers people will not accept that daylight robbery they called elections,” the
governor said via Twitter on April 14, 2015.
“The election was a sham, a disgrace, an affront on
democracy. Please read the reports of EU and other INEC accredited election
observers before you open your mouth to spew rubbish. If your values are so
debased and rotten that you saw nothing wrong with the elections in Rivers
State, mine is not. Never will,” he added.
Obanikoro had said that he congratulated Lagos State
Governor-elect, Akinwunmi Ambode despite having misgivings about the conduct of
the polls.
He went further to urge Amaechi to accept the results of the
elections conducted in Rivers despite his objections.
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