All Progressives Congress (APC) frown at Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in River state, the APC alleged that PDP member are on a desperate move to nullify the Ministerial position of the ex-Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
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[pull_quote_center]According to the publicity secretary of the APC, Chris Finebone accused PDP membersof resorting to blackmailing Mr. Amaechi on the internet with a view to rubbing his image ahead of his screening by the Senate.[/pull_quote_center]
Finebone however, declared that the PDP will not succeed in its campaign against the former governor.
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APC asked Senators and other Nigerians to discountenance irrelevant stories on the internet stories.
The state PDP Chairman, Chief Felix Obuah, dismissed the APC defence of Amaechi as laughable and childish.
The APC in a statement cited two stories which suggested that Amaechi bribed some APC leaders to facilitate his screening by the Senate and that the federal government is intimidating PDP Senators over the Amaechi matter.
It said:”In both online publications, agents of Governor Wike and the PDP tried to justify the huge funds the Rivers State Governor is providing to them by concocting wild, pedestrian stories in form of news, which are put out to unsuspecting and gullible online readers.
“Again, they continue to indulge in their malfeasance, because most online readers often fail to see through such false stories and the sinister motives of those behind them.
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