Reptyle: Dunno about the empty stadium seats, but I watched the rally on Channels TV and I did see quite a respectable turnout of people at the stadium.

This picture could have been taken at anytime during the event....at the beginning, at the end or even a day before the event.

Also like someone else pointed out, seeing that the rally was put on a work day, it would be normal for there to be a low turn out.

Whether you like it or not, Amaechi has his loyal crowd in River State. I have visited Rivers 3 times this year and from my random sampling of opinions, the man is not as unpopular as y'all trying to paint him.

olabukola: If Amaechi said what the op posted then no need for picture.

Reptyle: Dunno about the empty stadium seats, but I watched the rally on Channels TV and I did see quite a respectable turnout of people at the stadium.

This picture could have been taken at anytime during the event....at the beginning, at the end or even a day before the event.

Also like someone else pointed out, seeing that the rally was put on a work day, it would be normal for there to be a low turn out.

Whether you like it or not, Amaechi has his loyal crowd in River State. I have visited Rivers 3 times this year and from my random sampling of opinions, the man is not as unpopular as y'all trying to paint him.If Amaechi is truely in charge people should have abandon their work places for the rally knowing fully well that he will sack them...the koko be say Amaechi don mess be dat o.

olabukola: If Amaechi said what the op posted then no need for picture.

Abagworo: The Stadium was filled to brim and spilled out to surrounding evironment.

ujoinme: Here is the channels video coverage of the event. look at the spectators seats virtually empty, just a few people surrounding the podium. A politician that claims to fight the FG, apologizing for the inability to fill a 16,000 seater stadium in a state of over 5 million people, for his major political rally.

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jmaine:

Surrounding Environment indeed . . . .

Abagworo:

Time determines the turnout. I saw with my own eyes and there were more than [size=14pt]50,000[/size] people there. The spectator seats represents only about 1/3rd of the crowd or even less.

Abagworo:

Were you at Elekahia yesterday? Ask anyone?

Abagworo: The Stadium was filled to brim and spilled out to surrounding evironment.

Abagworo:

Time determines the turnout. I saw with my own eyes and there were more than 50,000 people there. The spectator seats represents only about 1/3rd of the crowd or even less.

ujoinme:

Goodness! and channels tv failed to cover the crowd of 50,000 that could not fill a 16,000 seater stadium? Agbaworo i didnt know you could sink this low! trying to be deceptive even in view of concrete video evidence to the contrary.

The channels video coverage is there for every one to see for themselves, and moreover amaechis opening line of the speech is all the prove anyone need for the turnout at the event.

ujoinme:

Goodness! and channels tv failed to cover the crowd of 50,000 that could not fill a 16,000 seater stadium? Agbaworo i didnt know you could sink this low! trying to be deceptive even in view of concrete video evidence to the contrary.

The channels video coverage is there for every one to see for themselves, and moreover amaechis opening line of the speech is all the prove anyone need for the turnout at the event youtube.com/watch?v=lrLsm-bQp2w

Abagworo:

I saw with my own eyes. Ask anyone that lives around Elekahia axis.

X-factoria:
Besides Amaechi's comment, many of these people in attendance were probably paid. These few people that attended were not in attendance because they are convinced that APC has a superior political ideology over PDP. There isn't such thing as ideological inclinations in Nigerian politics yet!

We have many sycophants in Nigeria such that when you call for a rally and share money they would attend irrespective of the political party. I recall that everywhere Buhari and Ribadu held rallies in 2011, there were large turn-outs (especially in some middle belt states where they lost), yet they lost. In Lagos, touts who attend rallies are for the highest bidders but when its time for elections, they work mostly for ACN/APC. I would think its the same in PH that most of these guys will work for PDP but would not mind attending an APC rally.

Crowds don't mean nothing!

Afam4eva: When i said Amaechi has no say in Rivers state, some people thought that i was joking. Wait till Amaechi leaves office and you'll see that he's a nobody. In that part of the country, no single individual has an overwhelming following like in some other parts of the country.

Kairoseki77: [size=18pt]This is a shameful lie.

The stadium was full. Anyone who watched it on TV can attest to that fact. That pic was obviously taken as people were leaving. Yet you can still see thousands.

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Abagworo: The Stadium was filled to brim and spilled out to surrounding evironment.

Reptyle: Dunno about the empty stadium seats, but I watched the rally on Channels TV and I did see quite a respectable turnout of people at the stadium.