APC Congress: Abe Dares Amaechi, Inaugurates Parallel Executive In Rivers State

Senator Magnus Abe on Tuesday led other strong factional members of the the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State to inaugurate a parallel party executives as the crisis rocking the state chapter of the party took a fresh twist.

Abe had denounced the state congress monitored and sanctioned by the party’s national secretariat on Saturday while leading his loyalists to another Congress.

Reports from the state say the inauguration which was held at the Freedom House is just a few meters away from a campaign secretariat set up by Abe located in the GRA, Port Harcourt in 2019.

The officials inaugurated were, Golden Chioma, state chairman; Mike Amakiri, deputy chairman; Inye Jack, secretary; Joy Woko, state woman leader among others according to reports obtained by THE WHISTLER.

This was coming after the emergence of a faction loyal to Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, had been approved as the authentic State Executive of the party.

The Amaechi’s faction saw to the emergence of the minister’s political buddy, Mr. Emeka Beke as the new party chairman in the state.

The Chairman, Rivers APC Congress Screening Committee, Dr. Abubakar Idris, who was delegated from the National Secretariat, had announced that Beke pulled an overwhelming 1,575 of total 1,615 accredited delegates to beat Chizy Nyeomasila who scored eight votes and Japhet Ogbueri with zero vote, while 32 ballots were voided.

Just as the congress was set to begin on Saturday, Mr Chioma, pulled out of the exercise at the instance of Abe who quickly organised those loyal to the senator for a parallel congress.

Amaechi and Abe once political ally have been at loggerheads as they try to outwit each other to control the APC in the state.

Although the proxy war continues for the worse, Amaechi and Abe have not exchanged direct words recently and have tried to use their allies and supporters to whip up sentiment and attack each other.