"Let it be known, that I didn't just join the APC, I was wooed by the
legacy parties and four other PDP governors then. Naturally in every
bargain, interests must be spelt out. Of course they did promise me
the Vice Presidential ticket in the forth coming election with a
condition to sell the party and make President Jonathan unpopular. The
initial arrangement was to pair me with Hon. Tambuwal (Speaker of
House of Representatives) .
But when other entrants like Atiku and others entered the party,
everything changed. It was Gov. Nyako that opened up to me on the
recent changes, and pleaded with me to take the position of the
National chairman of party, that it will be zoned to the South-South.
And I grudgingly accepted. Now, in every political convention,
consensus building is needed to harmonize all interests.
So I initiated a platform for the 16 APC governors to talk in
Port-Harcourt last week. And in that meeting, the 13 governors and
their deputies that were in attendance reassured me that I will be
given the national chairmanship slot. But when I asked Gov. Adams to
ask Chief Ikimi and John Oyegun to step down for my candidate, Adam's
quietly told me "My brother, I know the bad name they have called you
in the South-South and Rivers in particular. Again, I sympathize with
you because I know how much you have put-in in APC, this Yoruba and
Hausa people can't be trusted, they said you couldn't build the APC in
Rivers State and that only 95,633 out of the 1.3 million membership
you claimed have passport photographs. That everything was doctored by
you".
I find it very disappointing, that we no longer have men of trust, and
integrity. Men whose words should be their bond in politics. So last
night, I made my position clear, that if the other candidates didn't
step down for Dr. Sam Sam Jaja, then there was no point picking the
expression of interest form. I feel deeply betrayed"
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