Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has revealed the core of his frosty
relationship with President Goodluck Jonathan, saying the state is
being victimised. Amaechi, who is the Chairman of Nigeria Governors’
Forum, noted that he left the PDP for the APC to protect the interest of
Rivers people.
"For Rivers State, basically that is the cause of the quarrel and you have a choice to make. The choice for me is to vote out PDP and there is no sentiment about that.
"Legally, we have not lost Soku (oil wells). We have just lost Soku to the fact that the President is from Bayelsa. When a President that is not from Bayelsa comes, he will look at the facts and the facts are there.
"The Federal Government, in writing in the court, said to the court:
‘sorry, court, we made a mistake; we will correct the mistake’ and we have told the Federal Government: ‘don’t call us for a meeting; go and correct that mistake.
How could you people wake up in 2011… suddenly changed the map of
Nigeria and take Soku (a part of Rivers State) into Bayelsa State?”
