The Chief Whip of the Rivers State House of Assembly, and
one of the 27 pro-Amaechi lawmakers, Hon. Ikuiyi Ibani, has defected to the
camp of the supervising minister of Education, Barr. Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike.
This is even as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the
state has vowed that it would not allow the flag of Governor Amaechi's party,
All Progressives Congress (APC) anywhere in the state.
Ibani, who is the lawmaker representing Andoni
Constituency in the Assembly, on Sunday, announced his move to Wike's camp
during local government area and ward executives inauguration and thanksgiving
of the Grassroots Development Initiatives (GDI) held in Ogu.
The Chief Whip said he represented the conscience of politics and had taken a
firm decision, saying; "I represent the conscience of politics. When a
lion moves, it moves with its tail."
Also, the PDP chairman, Felix Obuah, had informed that more
Assembly members had consulted him, expressing their apology and demanding to
be readmitted.
He made this known shortly after Ikunyi announced his exit
from Governor Amaechi's camp.
"Eight of them have come asking that we should admit
them back; that they have been suffering. Chief Whip is leading the group of
eight of them I had meeting with. We will meet to consider them."
He accused Governor Amaechi of recruiting thugs to
destroy PDP signposts, charging GDI supporters to resist any attempt by
government agents to destroy PDP property, adding that the party leadership
would support them.
Meanwhile, the PDP has declared it would ensure that APC
shortlived in the state.
In their separate speeches at the event, the state party
chairman, Felix Obuah, Wike, national deputy chairman of PDP, Uche Secondus,
Senator George Sekibo, a former transport minister, Abiye Sekibo, factional
Assembly Speaker, Evans Bipi, and many others, stressed that the governor would
not use Rivers money to fund APC.
The supervising education minister, however, said the
embattled chairman of Obio/Akpor local government area, Timothy Nsirim,
remained the authentic council boss, despite the dissolution of the council
announced by the governor.
He charged their supporters to be firm, saying that all hands
must be on deck to fight the opposition.
Source:
Leadership
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