Governor Ameachi's reasons for going to Rivers State House of Assembly on July 9, 2013

1. To restore order and also save lives and property.

2. To rescue the '27' lawmakers that were being attacked by the '5' dissident lawmakers

On what caused the genesis of the crisis (I see no crisis in Rivers State, anyways): Gov Ameachi stated the federal government was mad about his perceived ambition in 2015

My Take

1. Anytime there is breakdown of law and order such as robbery, clashes, rapes etc Rivers State people should call on Gov Ameachi to come to the scene to save lives and restore order (Afterall, he has said it is his duty to restore order). I also wish he was there to rescue the Aluu 4(That would have been a great achievement). May they continue to rest in peace.

2. Earlier on, he said the genesis of the fight was the oil well dispute between Rivers State and Bayelsa State, now he is saying it is his ambition for 2015 - I think he is talking out of both sides of his mouth (This guy does not have one single truth in him).

Read the piece below and share your opinion.



RIVERS State Governor Rotimi Amaechi spoke yesterday – for the first time – on his presence at the House of Assembly when five lawmakers attempted to impeach the Speaker. There are 32 lawmakers in the House.

Amaechi said he went to the Assembly to restore order, which had broken down when the five lawmakers, who are believed to be associates of Minister of State for Education Nyesom Wike, attempted to impeach Speaker Otelemaba Dan Amachree.

The governor spoke at the Chatham House in Central London where he delivered a lecture on “Resource and governance in Nigeria”. But the audience asked him about the political crisis in the state, particularly why he went to the Assembly on July 9.

He said: “When I heard the members of the Assembly had been attacked by thugs, I went there with my security attache to rescue them because the police assigned to the Assembly had been compromised.

“I abhor violence. The first thing to condemn are the policemen who had refused to perform their duties of protecting the lawmakers.”

Amaechi also said that the current political crisis involving him was “based on the assumption that I want to run for 2015 elections”.

“But again, there is no law that criminalises ambition in Nigeria, It is sad because people do everything to bring you down. If this crisis continues, one group will lose and that is the people of Rivers State.”

“Should the state suffer for the so-called ambition of the governor?” he asked.

A crowd of Rivers State’s indigenes was at Chatham House.

They carried placards, praising Amaechi’s good work. Many of them are students enjoying the state’s scholarship scheme designed to improve manpower.

Chaired by the British MP Richard Fuller, the vice chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nigeria in the House of Commons, the session was part of Chatham House’s African dialogue series. Home of the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House regularly invites Nigerian politicians to the UK to participate in its discussions about how Africa is developing.

Outlining a catalogue of achievements his administration can boast of since assuming office in 2007, Amaechi reeled off a list that included infrastructural projects, agricultural plantations, sending hundreds of students on scholarship to the UK and Canada and the massive funding of education. He said 500 primary schools had been built during his tenure and 250 more would be inaugurated starting from October.

Amaechi said: “The academic structure we inherited was very bad as many children could not stay in school and those who did got a very poor education. We are building schools and uniforms, sandals, bags and books are free, while with healthcare, we have built 60 health centres and 70 more will be commissioned before the end of the year.

“We send 300 every year to the UK and Canada on scholarship and we have established palm oil and banana plantations that employ workers. By the end of our tenure, we would have laid the foundation for a more robust and less oil-dependent economy in Rivers State.”

Speaking about his recent political troubles, Amaechi said they all began when it was suspected that he had higher political ambitions for 2015. Stressing that he has not declared for any position yet, the governor said the impact of the clampdown was that several projects had been put on ice by the Federal Government.

Amaechi said: “When the Federal Government suspects that you have an ambition, they do everything to bring you down. For instance, we have two helicopters to monitor security that they have refused permission to be brought into the country and they have frustrated plans we have to open a syringe manufacturing factory in Rivers State.

“Even if they have an issue with me, why should the whole of Rivers State suffer? We have numerous projects which we have signed agreements with the Federal Government to introduce and implement but since this crisis began, they have suspended all of them and the people feeling it are the ordinary people of Rivers State.”

Stressing that Rivers State has the second largest economy in Nigeria, the governor said he is of the opinion that good political leadership could improve things further. However, he added that the political culture in Nigeria where politicians believe they are doing the people a favour is a huge impediment as is the refusal of certain people to leave the political scene.

According to Amaechi, certain politicians have remained on the scene despite having nothing more to offer because they have no other means of earning a living.

Stressing that the crisis in Rivers State threatens security, Amaechi said that some of the militant groups that had been disbanded are being used to cause mayhem and protest against his administration. He added that on the day there was a fracas in the Assembly, many of these thugs were brought in with the connivance of the Police.

Amaechi said: “I used to be the speaker of the house and the law is that you are not even allowed to bring your walking stick in when entering. How did these people manage to bring in thugs, weapons, a fake mace and cause mayhem while the police were not only looking on buy aiding them?”

He pointed out that the violence started long before the recording seen on the widely circulated Youtube began when five Assemblymen smuggled a fake mace into the House and used their hoodlums to create chaos. According to Amaechi, after the police commissioner refused to do anything about it, he went there with his security detail and it was they who eventually restored order.


http://thenationonlineng.net/new/rivers-crisis-why-i-stormed-assembly-by-amaechi/

Ahaah....since wen amaechi tun polismtcheeeeew....nxt jare


HBD2ME

kizmartino: Ahaah....since wen amaechi tun polismtcheeeeew....nxt jare


HBD2ME

The day he went to restore order and protect lives and property at Rivers State House of Assmbly.
The day he went on a 'rescue mission' to rescue the '27' lawmakers that were being attacked by the other '5' lawmakers.
Happy birthday bro, enjoy your day. God bless

*PUBLIC NOTICE*
The above commentators are LAPDOGS *******disregard them please....PEJ is ur Saviour

Omo_Oshodi: *PUBLIC NOTICE*
The above commentators are LAPDOGS *******disregard them please....PEJ is ur Saviour

It seems anybody that speaks anything contrary to your views is a paid agent, isn't it? Jog on, son.

Ooooh! Amaechi your still here clapping mouth. U never go beg you oga at the top as instructed. I pity you Amaechi my son

So 5 were more powerful than 27? If all the lawmakers have police escort; the best thing to do is for the police to watch them fight if they can‘t seperate them. The fight became worst on Amaechi‘s arrival.

The man Ameachi is confused, incoherent and he has no destination.
Who d gods wants to distroy they first make mad.

It is still very confusing how the 5 where able to over power the 27 until Amaechi came??

If it were thugs that the 5 came with that overpowered the 27, i don't think Amaechi's security detail would have been able to overpower them since he says the police attached to the house was already compromised.

My take is that. There are people among the 27 that are sitting on the fence just waiting to see wich side will win before they swing fully...

So he wants us to believe that he is the messiah that saved 27 dis honourable members from their 5collegues, this is the same man that wants us to believe that the Rivers state police is against him yet he stormed the RSHA and used his orderly and security aides to beat up some people and took control.

From the passage it's obvious that the naija londerners are not pleased with him.
As for the placards and praise singers,let's not forget that we are dealing with a nigeria politician who knows that the easiest way to score a major political point is to attract the press, rent a crowd ,address them and hit at his percieved enemies.

If you bring all the pieces together and we analyse everything, we would see that the real fracas started when the order restorer, ameachi came into the house of assembly 'to supervise the beating of Bipi's colleagues'.

Ameachi d talkertive, ameachi d liar. Ameachi d refree, ameachi d linesman, ameachi d betrayer, ameachi d sychophant, ameachi d player, ameachi d pretander..... U can lie ur lied can wake awolowo for in grave.

The more Ameachi talks, the more the truth becomes clearer. It is getting really annoying

So he orders 2 helicopters for security, gej blocks them from entering the country, and he's called mad for disliking gej

tokunboh: The more Ameachi talks, the more the truth becomes clearer. It is getting really annoying

you seriously need to be sincere to yourself - all the rubbish you spit on this tread, is it coming from you as an uncompromising Nigerian or just another paid agent of fresh air?

truth4meal: you seriously need to be sincere to yourself - all the rubbish you spit on this tread, is it coming from you as an uncompromising Nigerian or just another paid agent of fresh air?

The truth is your beloved governor initiated the fracas, his flip flopping has exposed how much of a liar he is. I work and earn a living such that I don't need to be paid to speak the truth. I am not one of those you bunch of political errand boys can fool with your half truths and propaganda. I have a conscience, mine has not been mortgaged like yours

tokunboh:

The truth is your beloved governor initiated the fracas, his flip flopping has exposed how much of a liar he is. I work and earn a living such that I don't need to be paid to speak the truth. I am not one of those you bunch of political errand boys can fool with your half truths and propaganda. I have a conscience, mine has not been mortgaged like yours

Thank God you said "your governor" Definitely, he is not your governor, and you know nothing about the issues in the state otherwise you won't be writing all these trash about him. Did you hear when he said in the video that the other lawmakers came with thugs.
I don't think you are a man of conscience otherwise you will not only condemn the gov for going to the assembly but you will also condemn 5 lawmakers who wanted to
unlawfully unseat the gov and speaker. You will also condemn Bipi who came with thugs and confessed to have attacked his fellow lawmakers. You will condemn the CP who was informed prior to the sitting but was nonchalant, and the police who cleared the. thugs to enter the assembly.

Whether you accept it or not, Amaechi did what he did to save the situation.

tokunboh:

The day he went to restore order and protect lives and property at Rivers State House of Assmbly.
The day he went on a 'rescue mission' to rescue the '27' lawmakers that were being attacked by the other '5' lawmakers.
Happy birthday bro, enjoy your day. God bless

Prove to us that you are not a paid agent to attack the person of my governor.

Do or DIE. . . AFRICAN JUNGLE POLITICS!

ssii:

Prove to us that you are not a paid agent to attack the person of my governor.

This must be a joke. I'm a professional and I earn a living working a proper job and not politics. FYI, I also live in a town far away from the reach of your governor's hatchet man, Chidi Lloyd (so I cannot be mace-d lol)

ssii:
Thank God you said "your governor" Definitely, he is not your governor, and you know nothing about the issues in the state otherwise you won't be writing all these trash about him. Did you hear when he said in the video that the other lawmakers came with thugs.
I don't think you are a man of conscience otherwise you will not only condemn the gov for going to the assembly but you will also condemn 5 lawmakers who wanted to
unlawfully unseat the gov and speaker. You will also condemn Bipi who came with thugs and confessed to have attacked his fellow lawmakers. You will condemn the CP who was informed prior to the sitting but was nonchalant, and the police who cleared the. thugs to enter the assembly.

Whether you accept it or not, Amaechi did what he did to save the situation.

This is so laughable and would not deserve any serious comment. I hope Ameachi will go and save the day as well when a common rivers state man is in distress just like his '27 lawmakers'. Yeye