Amaechi Officially Joins ADC

Former Rivers State Governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has formally joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Amaechi completed his registration at Ward 8 in Ubima, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, on Friday morning.

The development comes hours after the office of the ADC in the community was set ablaze by unknown persons.

Residents reportedly woke up to an early morning fire that destroyed a section of the party office and caused panic in the area; however, no arrests had been made as of the time of the registration exercise.

Addressing supporters at the venue, Amaechi appealed for calm, urging his loyalists to resist any temptation toward reprisal or disorder.

“Don’t be violent because violence may lead to the death of somebody . Don’t be violent. At the same time, they can’t stop us from meeting in our community,” he said.

Despite the atmosphere, Amaechi expressed satisfaction with the conduct of security operatives deployed to the area, singling out the state commissioner of police and the director of the Department of State Services for praise.

“We thank the commissioner of police and the director of DSS; they showed a lot of professionalism. In fact, I wasn’t expecting that from them; I thought they would be behind the criminals,” he said.

He subsequently called on security agencies to move swiftly to identify and prosecute those behind the arson, warning that such acts of intimidation would not deter the party’s activities in the area.