Amaechi hit in APC power struggle vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
Amaechi, Saturday Vanguard gathered, is at the nexus of attacks by two rival 2023 contenders from the Southwest and the North who have impacted his political empire with serious damage. The empire was built over the last 20 years when he served as the number three man in Rivers State for eight years, and subsequently as governor for another eight years before managing the campaign that caused the first defeat of an incumbent president of the country.
The fact that he managed the campaign that caused the defeat of President Goodluck Jonathan also from his South-South base is, however, bringing him little sympathy in the time of his agony in the region. Many have been quick to dismiss his contention that his arch political enemy, Governor Nyesom Wike bundled himself to win re-election through crude means.
Even in Rivers State where he managed to produce the candidate of the party, Mr. Tonye Cole, the candidate was stopped from running by intrigues which critics of the transportation minister said he heaped on himself. However, his associates look beyond the actions of his former ally Senator Magnus Abe and point at conspiracies high up in the party and in national politics alleging that Zamfara State which had a more difficult primary dispute eventually had an APC candidate.
“Amaechi has shown his hands with Nasir El-Rufai, and they believe that the two of them cannot be controlled.” Amaechi’s relationship with the two men had in the past been edgy. Amaechi was part of the group who reportedly offended the Southwest leadership with the opposition to the Muslim-Muslim ticket which denied party leader, Tinubu, the vice-presidential slot.
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