There appears to be further cracks in the walls of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the Rivers State chapter of the opposition party has distanced itself from the call by its national secretariat that President Goodluck Jonathan should be impeached over the political crisis rocking the state.
The state ACN, against this backdrop, absolved the President of any blame in the Rivers crisis choosing instead to lay the blame at the foot of the state governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, who it accused of orchestrating the crisis.
In a statement issued and signed by Mr Amonibia Akoko, Secretary, ACN Rivers State, and made available to newsmen, the party cautioned its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on making uninformed statements on the crisis as it will only worsen the situation in the state.
The Rivers ACN said, “We the ACN in Rivers State chapter know the true picture of events that are unfolding in the state.
“And we know that in this incidence, the main culprit is Governor Amaechi, who during the last electioneering and election, sealed up the Campaign Secretariat of Dr Abiye Precious Sekibo, used the Nigerian security agencies to arrest and intimidate our members.
“When all this was going on, Mr Lai Mohammed did not send us word of encouragement or support, as a party in Rivers State.
“Political parties have structures; starting from the ward level to the national headquarters. It is against the party’s constitution for the National Publicity Secretary to usurp the functions of the party at the state, local and ward levels.
“We as members of the ACN in Rivers State have never met and passed a resolution or informed the national headquarters of the ACN that we want President Goodluck Jonathan to be impeached.
“Mr. Lai Mohammed should respect the high office he holds as Publicity Secretary of our great party.
Consequently, we the Executive and members of the Rivers State Chapter of the ACN totally disown the call for the impeachment of President Goodluck Jonathan, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces.
“We unanimously condemn the hasty action and resolution passed by one arm of the National Assembly – the House of Representatives, to take over the business of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
“We, however, commend the Senate for the unbiased and balanced position it has taken to send a fact-finding mission to Rivers State, and find out the true position of things.
“We also call on the Inspector General of Police not to heed the one-sided call for the deployment of Mr Joseph Mbu, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, as Governor Amaechi had used the police to hunt down, harass and intimidate members of the ACN and other opposition parties in Rivers State.
“We ask that the status-quo in Rivers State should be maintained until the fact-finding mission dispatched by the Senate, arrives to ascertain the true picture of events.
“We urge Rivers State people to be law-abiding, as whatever we do shall affect our people and not the likes of Mr. Lai Mohammed, the uninformed members of the House of Representatives and their acolytes, whose inciting statements would only ignite more fire for us to burn”.


http://www.informationng.com/2013/07/acn-divided-as-rivers-chapter-denounces-natl-secretariat-over-call-for-jonathans-impeachment.html



Well, i guess Tinubu or Lia Mohammed will claim ACN in Rivers State were paid/sent by PDP - I always expect to hear that any time things are said against Tinubu or ACN, No Nigerian(non-PDP member) will see/say anything bad/wrong about ACN!!!!

Thank God. At least some people in ACN have brains that's still working properly. I suggest Liar Muhammed should be taken to the psychiatric ward for brain mal function evaluation.

I bet that mods will ignore this thread. If it is anti-GEJ thread, it will reach frontpage with the speed of light.

It will be nice to know what gets a post to Front page, so I would understand why anti GEJ post or post about Tonto Dike gets to the front page

Why did this not hit the front page? I just watched it on AIT news. Seun and his Mods should at least pretend to balance things na? we know they have taken sides but they should balance things.

yesterday they told us it was wrong for the first lady to alight from the airplane before the president. It made the front page and the woman was badly insulted. But when a rejoinder thread was open it never made it to the front page.

Haba!!!!

Why is dis not on d front page
NL has gone 2 d dogs

Address the issue! Stop clamouring for frontpage,you know the Mods have taken side. Don't waste ur time shouting frontpage. Just let there be meaningful debate and discussion on the topic,and somehow,it's gonna hit frontpage.

If oda political parties can tk a gud approach like dis one.. I bet u dis country will b ontop.. I remember wen Amaechi was using the same police he is accusing today to intimidate people,now its his turn.. He should feel wot he did to others.. Life na turn by turn

But dis topic worth front page due to its relivance to d current political situation in 9ja. Why delibrately leave dis one out? Hmmmm na wetin dey spoil 9ja be dis! Even d youths dat r surpose to correct d rot are all rottened.
@topic, it is a shame for ACN national body to accept ameachi's story and rejects d state party's version. 9ja politics na wa! Personal ambition n interests over rides party's interests.
@mods, we (members n stakeholders in NL) r beginnin to notice ur very lopsided and corrupt practises.

Whats the Post of the man that made the statement?

National Publicity Secretary talk, one village nuisance say he get idea

dayokanu: Whats the Post of the man that made the statement?

National Publicity Secretary talk, one village nuisance say he get idea

Mr Amoniba Akoko, the secretary of the rivers state ACN has more authority and legitimacy in rivers state affairs than one lying tout in ikeja.

You Fools Shld Stop Callin For Mods To Send To FP!

They Surely Gon' Do That If "It's FP Material" And Stop Making It Look Like You Teachin 'em What To Do.

**TOPIC**

Those ACN Members Are On The Same Track Wt Amaechi, Going Against And Not Following Party Order!

This will never get on front page as long as Oamj is a mod here.