The brouhaha that greeted All Progressives Congress APC Rivers state chapter of 2019 Governorship Primary election has resurfaced as the duo Rt. Honourable Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and his former ally Senator Magnus Ngei Abe are back in the bitter feud over the choice of Governorship candidate for the party.
For Amaechi’s effort to rejuvenate the once ailing political party in the state APC, as he embarks on 23 Local Government tour his utterances of equity and paradigm shift of allowing the riverine coastal communities to have a shot at the occupation of Brick House Port Harcourt, Rivers state seat of political power, Senator Magnus Abe in his response had challenged that as personal opinion of the leader of the party in the state. Since 2018, the party has not had any legitimate Congress that has ratified any zoning formulae which may not be enshrined in its party constitution or rules. It is this same unilateral approach that fragmented APC in Rivers state since 2018 to date as reconciliation efforts are ongoing to bring together a formidable team that will unleash electoral weapons on the incumbent political party in power in Rivers state being PDP come 2023 general elections.
But Rivers state Gov. Wike strategy of bringing into government a large number of women as Vice Chairpersons in each of the 23 LGA in the state has received commendations among political opinion holders. Again, majority of the 319 ward councilors has women taking sizable chunks of the PDP tickets, a move best described as a political masterstroke of inclusion and assurance for a sense of belonging as at every election Polling Unit has a greater number of women as eligible voters.
