Jonathan bodyguard blocks Ameachi from greeting nigeria president

A presidential bodyguard stopped
embattled Rivers state Governor, Rotimi
Amaechi, from getting close to President
Jonathan to pay homage.
Mr. Amaechi, who is the chairman of the

Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), and his
loyalists arrived the venue when the event
was already in progress.
They came in from the Rivers Governor’s
lodge where they met earlier for about 15
minutes and then adjourned to honour the

President’s invitation.
On his entourage were Governors Kayode
Fayemi (Ekiti); Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun);
Adams Oshiomole (Edo); Sule Lamido
(Jigawa); Rabiu Kwankwanso (Kano);
Abdulazeez Kyari-(Zamfara); Muritala Nyako
(Adamawa) and Magartakada Wamakko
(Sokoto).
Governor Amaechi, after settling down, got
up and made his way towards where

President Goodluck Jonathan was seated in
company of Presidents Joyce Banda of
Malawi and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia,
apparently to pay homage.

However, a presidential bodyguard
blocked the governor from meeting the
President. The Governor resisted for a
while but had to return to his seat when it
was glaring the bodyguard won’t allow
him.

Also, Governor Amaechi, who was seated in
company of the chairman of the PDP
Governors’ Forum, Godswil Akpabio, was
not recognised at the event while Mr.
Akpabio was introduced as chairman of
the PDP Governors Forum.

The paper also reported an altercation
between Amaechi and Akpabio. The duo
reportedly accused each other of being
undemocratic.
“You are not democratic”, Mr. Amaechi told
Akpabio and the latter insatantly fired back,
“You too, you are not democratic”. Few
minutes after that, Governors Amaechi,

Fayemi and Oshiomole left the venue.
On his way out, Governor Amaechi fielded
questions from journalists. The following
conversation ensued between him and
State House correspondents.
Is your presence here with other
governors an indication that the problem
in NGF has been resolved?

Amaechi: Was NGF sick? I don’t know
about factions. We are holding NGF
meeting and we agreed that those of us
who were there should honour the
President and attend the dinner, we have
attended, you saw all of them, some have
left and I am leaving too

Did you tell Governor Jang there is
meeting now?

Amaechi: He was invited. What is my
business if he is not there? 16 to 19. Are
you not a Nigerian? 16 governors voted
for him, 19 governors voted for me. If he
does not accept the 19, he is undemocratic.
Anybody who supports him, including
television houses, are also undemocratic.

I have said it in a statement that if at any
point in time we cannot uphold what 19
governors said, then we should be afraid
of 2015.
If the PDP is suspending me for that
reason, too bad.

We must learn to be democratic. I am not
aware that the party has given any reason
for suspending me, if that is the reason,
too bad. The party is yet to give any
reason for my suspension. I am not aware
that the party suspended me for winning
an election.

What is the way forward?

Amaechi : That is the question to ask Jang
and those who are supporting him. Those
with me are in majority.

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