Rotimi Amaechi dumps APC?

Rotimi Amaechi

The All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership in Rivers state is uncertain about Rotimi Amaechi’s current political affiliation.

Tony Okocha, the state caretaker committee chairman, revealed that Amaechi had distanced himself from the party.

The Tribune reported that Okocha shared an incident where Amaechi rebuked the party’s state secretary for inviting him to a stakeholders’ meeting and instructed that no further invitations be sent to him.

Okocha expressed uncertainty about Amaechi’s party status, citing his disappearance after the presidential primary election and refusal to attend party meetings.

He suggested that Amaechi’s affiliation should be clarified by asking him directly, as he is no longer in communication with the party.

The chairman says he is unsure if Amaechi is still a member of the party because the ex-presidential aspirant has been unresponsive and has even told the party secretary not to contact him about party matters again despite being invited to meetings for former governors and ministers.

His statement reads in part: “So when you meet him, ask him where he belongs. For me, I don’t know where he belongs.”

Amaechi, a two-term governor of Rivers state before becoming a minister, contested for the APC presidential ticket ahead of the 2023 election but lost the ticket to President Bola Tinubu.