A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has attacked former Rivers South-East Senator, Magnus Abe over his call on the ADC vice presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, to resign and support President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027.
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Key Highlights
- ADC chieftain Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has hit back at Senator Magnus Abe over his advice to Rotimi Amaechi.
- Abe had urged Amaechi to leave the ADC and back Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid.
- Eze says Amaechi will neither leave the ADC nor support Tinubu.
- He accused Abe of ingratitude and of aligning with Wike’s Rainbow Coalition.
- Eze questioned Abe’s backing of Rep. Kingsley Chinda over ADC governorship candidate Gabriel Pidomson.
Eze described Abe’s advice as “ignominious, hollow and a deceptive mischief,” accusing the former senator of ingratitude, political desperation and betrayal of the man he claimed helped build his political career.
He also declared that Amaechi would neither abandon the ADC nor support Tinubu, insisting that the former minister would emerge victorious against the political camp of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, in the 2027 elections.
Eze made the remarks in a statement issued on Friday, in response to Abe’s solidarity speech at the unveiling of the Rainbow Coalition candidates in Rivers State, a political gathering led by Wike.
“To give an advice is literally good, but when it is borne out of envy, mischief, malice and deceit, it becomes an aberration and a taboo,” Eze said.
He described Abe’s suggestion that Amaechi should abandon the ADC and support Tinubu as a “cocktail of deceptive hoax”, adding that the former senator is acting out of political desperation.
‘Highest political investment of Amaechi’
The ADC chieftain further accused Abe of turning against Amaechi despite previously acknowledging the former governor’s role in his political rise.
He recalled Abe’s previous declaration: “I am the highest political investment of Rotimi Amaechi, considering the glorious part he has played in my political evolution.”
Eze said Abe’s present criticism of Amaechi contradicts his earlier acknowledgment of the former governor’s political influence.
“It is unfortunate that today, Abe is attacking the man who assisted in moulding his political career than in calling for accountability from those whose political platforms he now romances,” he said.
Eze also defended Amaechi’s political position during the 2015 general elections, when the former governor supported the opposition against then-President Goodluck Jonathan.
He accused Abe of deliberately ignoring what he described as the hostility and humiliation Amaechi suffered under Jonathan’s administration and the political circumstances that informed his decision at the time.
According to Eze, Amaechi’s political actions were motivated by the need to protect his political future and interests in Rivers State.
Tinubu, Wike and the Ogoni question
He further argued that Tinubu’s administration has failed Nigerians, describing it as “a total failure, most clueless and undemocratic”.
Eze accused Tinubu of displaying hostility towards Rivers State and its people, alleging that the administration has attempted to undermine the state’s political future.
He also criticised Abe for aligning with Wike, whom he accused of humiliating Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and damaging his political standing.
The ADC chieftain questioned Abe’s support for candidates associated with Wike and Tinubu, despite the political crisis that engulfed Rivers State and the imposition of emergency rule in the state.
Eze also accused Abe of failing to support the ADC’s governorship candidate, Gabriel Pidomson, whom he described as an illustrious son of Ogoni land.
He questioned why Abe would support Rep. Kingsley Chinda, an Ikwerre politician, instead of backing an Ogoni candidate, arguing that the Ogoni people have not occupied key political offices in Rivers State.
Eze further recalled that Amaechi had supported Abe’s senatorial ambitions during the 2015 general elections, claiming that the former governor encouraged him to return to the Senate and could have helped him secure a prominent leadership position in the National Assembly.
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He alleged that Abe subsequently worked with Wike to frustrate the political ambitions of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State.
The ADC chieftain maintained that Abe’s current political alignment is driven by a desire to remain relevant in Rivers politics.
He, however, warned Wike, Abe and their political allies against underestimating Amaechi ahead of the 2027 elections.
Eze said Amaechi would retire his political opponents from Rivers State politics, predicting that Wike and the Rainbow Coalition would suffer a major political defeat.
He added that Rivers residents have continued to demonstrate support for the ADC leadership in the state.
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