APC Rivers: Amaechi, Beke worked against Tinubu in 2023, Okocha spills

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) recognised Caretaker Committee Chairman in Rivers State, Tony Okocha has revealed how former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi and a member of the party, Emeka Beke worked against the emergence of President Bola Tinubu as the party’s candidate in the last general election.

Okocha made the revelation while reacting to the Rivers State high court judgement that nullified the APC Rivers Caretaker Committee and reinstated Emma Beke as party chairman in the state.

Though the APC NWC on Thursday, after its meeting declared that the Okocha-led Caretaker Committee remained the only recognised administrative body of the party in the state.

Speaking to journalists earlier at the APC headquarters, Okocha stated that Ameachi who was seen to be the leader of APC in Rivers state, worked against the party and supported the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

He also alledged that Beke who worked with Ameachi during that election was imposed on Rivers APC.

The Rivers Caretaker Committee Chairman however slammed Beke for consistently describing Ameachi who never worked for the party in the last election as the leader of APC in Rivers and the South South.

In his words, “Emeka Beke was imposed on the people of APC in Rivers state. Reason why we fought. You may also recall, that at the primaries, Emeka Beke was the person who led the delegations from Rivers state to vote for Rotimi Ameachi.

“When he (Beke) said Ameachi is the leader of the party in South South, what are we talking about? A man who refused to join forces with Mr. President? A man whom the president went to after emerging as the party’s candidate and attempted a truce meeting with him and it failed? A man who refused to participate in presidential rally in Rivers state and never showed up? A man who aligned with Emeka Beke and their cronies against the party’s presidential candidate?

“Is it news, that Ameachi’s group together with Emeka Beke went for Atiku? Is it news? While the Wike groups in PDP aligned with us, God helped us that they were also defeated, Ameachi and his groups aligned with Atiku”.