**the People Democratic party (PDP) are uncomfortable with my political ambition or apprehensive of my Political future.
Embattled Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, on Monday said he has steeled himself enough to resist all the maneuverings by the presidency and the top hierarchy of the Peoples Democratic Party to push him out of the ruling party.
The National Working Committee of the party had after an emergency meeting on Monday announced the suspension of Mr. Amaechi for contravening “Articles 58 1 (b), (c ), (h) and (m) of the PDP Constitution following his refusal to obey the lawful directive of the Rivers State Executive Committee to rescind his decision dissolving the elected Executive Council of Obiokpor Local Government Area of Rivers State”.
In anger the PDP suspended him and raised an 11-member disciplinary committee to try him.
Last night, Mr. Amaechi said he would not leave the party for those seeking to oust him.
“The suspension is to frustrate me out of the party,” Mr. Amaechi said on the telephone. “They believe I will leave once they do it. But no one can stampede me out of our party. I won’t go anywhere.”
The governor said rather than leave the party, he would remain within the fold to challenge his suspension and victimization with every legitimate weapon at his disposal.
“I will challenge this suspension because it is illegal,” Mr. Amaechi said. “I will use all legal means possible to seek redress. They accused me of not reinstating a suspended local government council chairman who was suspended by the state House of Assembly. Am I a member of the Assembly? Why will anyone blame me for the action of the assembly?”
The governor described his suspension as a political witch-hunt, saying the party was merely reacting in anger to his reemergence as chairman of the NGF.
“They were confident that they would defeat me,” Mr. Amaechi explained. “But they were shocked that I defeated them. They couldn’t take the defeat in good faith, and they needed to do something.”
The governor also said the party was apprehensive about his political future and that it is doing everything possible to bring him down.
“All they are doing has to do with political tussle,” he said. “They believe I will contest for a position and they believe they should stop me now.”
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