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GOVERNOR Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State was recently appointed Director-General of the Buhari Campaign Organisation. At an interactive session, Amaechi among other things, reels out plans of the campaign organisation and also clears the air on knotty issues

IS it true you funded the Buhari campaign for the primaries?

I did not. Buhari did not spend money for the primaries. Anybody who said they spent money should come forward with evidence. We have maintained consistently that Nigerians would fund us and that is why we have launched our campaign we are hoping that people will contribute. It is there on our website; you will just look at the account and go and pay.

And we are making sure that we convince General Buhari to be the sole signatory to that account. That is the way we would raise our money. We would not depend on rich men. You can’t fight the president on funds. See how much he raised from people who some of them collected the N2.3trillion on oil subsidy and are yet to pay back. If he is not prosecuting them for oil subsidy, why shouldn’t they pay for his election?

Symbol of change

The president is trying to raise over N200 million for power and then those people he is helping to raise the money are giving him N500million. We can’t fight the president with money, we will fight him with the people. We will fight the president by telling Nigerians that they have to vote for change and the symbol of change for us is the APC and General Buhari. I will like to reiterate again that General Buhari did not pay anybody to vote for him at the primaries and he won because Nigerians want change.

How do you intend to combine your duty as director-general of the APC presidential campaign with your duties as governor?

We will try. That is why there is a deputy governor. I have a deputy who is efficient and I will also from time to time go back to the state. But we need to deliver and we are all making sacrifices ?to deliver this change. I don’t know how people feel. The president and the federal government have not denied the fact that N2.3trillion was taken for oil subsidy and that was six months in 2011.

Oil subsidy before that time was N300billion, so how did it rise to N2.3trillion and the people are not afraid? The federal government and all its agents were not afraid that N2.3trillion was taken. So, basically, I don’t mind what I can do legally to make sure that there is a better Nigeria.

What about the controversy that you have not paid eight months salaries?

Anybody who said I have not paid him salaries should come forward. We have paid up till December; you can call Rivers State to confirm. I got a Blackberry message on Tuesday, saying; “Thank God, we are going home with our salary before Christmas.”

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but this jonathan....he go just dey corrupting in the public of the people and everybody plus the people

May the Almighty continue to lead us never to count our chicken before they hatch!

a holy thief wants to take over from an otueke man surrounded by thieves,unfortunately we are the cash cow

blemon44:
After all the money you wasted
you were only appointed Director-General of the Buhari Campaign Organisation

shm

you are absolutely illiterate

blemon44:
After all the money you wasted
you were only appointed Director-General of the Buhari Campaign Organisation

shm

Keep spreading your lies. Buhari was the poorest candidate in the APC primaries, but his reputation, his integrity, his passion for Nigeria and it's suffering masses brought him overwhelming victory. The difference between him and Jonathan is as stark as the difference between light and darkness! He is what the people are clamouring for. And whatever you do, that change is going to crush the friends of corruption and mismanagement in this country. Amaechi knows a winner when he sees one, unlike you. The ineptitude and ignorance of Jonathan has made the country fertile ground for an APC Gov with GMB as president. Change is coming, get used to it.

tru talk amechi.....said buhari

My amiable governor has spoken. We will vote them out come 2015. This was how my amiable governor told them last year when rivers state was boiling politically. When GEJ and his wife were using Nyesom wike and the former police commissioner Mbu, to destablise Amaechi's govt and Rivers state. When they attempted to use 5 law makers to impeach the speaker and governor Amaechi out of office. Amaechi in a clear term told them that he, Amaechi will not leave one minute of his tenure behind. Today , we all saw how the combination of GEJ, his wife, wike, Evans Bipi, Mathew Mbu etc could not defeat and remove Amaechi from office as a Governor. We are watching