What is Really Wrong with His Excellency, Rotimi Amechi?

What is Really Wrong with His Excellency, Rotimi Amechi? I wouldn’t want to drag myself into the misunderstandings between Gov. Rotimi Amechi and the wife of the President. I took that to be something between Rotimi Amechi and the first lady and we don’t need to bug our heads about that. Now going to the main issue the only substances I can see between Amechi and the President of the nation could be categorized thus: a) Purported agreement between President Jonathan, the Governors forum and probably some power caucus in PDP. b) Possible Governor Rotimi Amechi’s personal ambition. Coming to (a) the facts are that there was either an agreement between President Jonathan and Governors forum headed then by Chibuike Amech and probably some power blocks in PDP or there was no agreement. Let’s take the first; there was an agreement for President Jonathan to go for only a term. To start with the constitution of Nigeria states that any Nigerian vying for the post of Presidency can only be elected into that office twice. The question is has President Jonathan been elected into the Presidency twice? The answer is capital no. Was President Jonathan’s stepping in to conclude President Yaradu’s tenor constructional? The answer once again is yes! So the question is where has President Jonathan gone wrong? The answer is that President Jonathan has not gone wrong anywhere as regard the issue being discussed. Secondly were Rotimi Amechi and probably Gen. Obasonjo and other pockets of power in PDP not aware that President Jonathan should complete the tenor of Late President Umaru Yardua and that President Jonathan just like any other Nigerian have the right to contest for the Post of the President twice? If Governor Amechi and others are aware of these why did they try to muscle President Jonathan to only go for one term therefore depriving him of his constitution guaranteed right? To look at the matter further the Nigeria governor’s forum headed then by Gov. Rotimi Amechi or any other of such forum has no backing of the law so at best it is an illegal organization more so when it is not registered by corporate affair commission. So how can it enter an agreement with President Jonathan even in violation of the Nigeria constitution! I have heard people say that if the president had signed an agreement with NGF and PDP caucus they should publish it for all to see. Even at that such an agreement would have been dead on arrival! It is just like where some individual had gathered in their room and reached an agreement to rob a bank for instance it is dead on arrival it is against the law and only place worthy of its habitation is the waste basket. As per the Nigeria Governors Forum the only reason the president is still keeping it is probably he has some use of it otherwise if it continues to heat up the polity on unconstitutional matter the President and the national assembly should proscribe it without any further delay. Now back to Gov. Amechi, if he does not have any hidden grudge against President Jonathan , the moment someone challenged Jonathan’s candidature for 2015 election and the court threw it out rightly that was when Rotime Amechi should have known was the grave of the purported agreement with President Jonathan! Looking at the matter further where is Gov. Amechi taking his antagonism of the president to? This is the first time someone of South South extraction is stepping into the elevated office, is Gov. Amechi saying he can’t read the body language of his south south people and is hoping to win over the south south against their own? I think that Gov. Amechi should have an appointment with his specialist Doctor if in his brain he hopes that the South South would follow an Amechi’s APC against a President of their own extraction. He may do all kinds of rally that he deems it but he is sure dialing the wrong button and should also think about the consequences of his actions when he eventually leaves office. He should also consider why he is being attacked, whether it is not connected with his crazy activities to deprive a son of the south south the Aso Rock instead of constantly fingering the President. I don’t think that if indeed the president wants Gov. Amechi dead with all the security formations at his command it would take him, the President, twenty four hours! So what Amechi is seeing is the outburst of the anger of the South South. Why must be Gov. Amechi that would galvanize forces against the President of South South extraction? Has Gov. Amechi also considered the possible consequences of throwing out President Jonathan out of office unceremoniously? The possibility that there may be serious resumption of hostilities by youths from that area to disrupt the security situation of the country! If it is Gov. Amechi’s personal ambition to become a president or vice president, I don’t think he is old yet probably less than fifty he should exercise patience and not heat up the polity just because he wants to have a taste of Aso rock so soon. There are many of his age mates that would never be Governor and a number in his age bracket are even now looking for job! So Gov. Amechi should be content with what he already has and if it is the wish of God that Gov. Amechi would one day be the President of Nigeria so be it but until then!