Deadly Watch List: Presidency Falls Out With Amaechi

The Presidency and Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State are
locked in a war of words over allegations that President Goodluck
Jonathan is training snipers and keeping 1,000 top politicians on a
secret watch list.
“Governor Amaechi knows what he is talking about and this is
not just a claim; it is what is happening. There are indices the
governor will use to buttress his point. We will not make many
comments now until the invitation from the NHRC comes.
“One thing you should know is that Governor Amaechi does not
say one thing today on an issue and say another thing tomorrow
on the same issue. You are aware of the battle between us and
the police. Considering all we have passed through in the hands
of the police, would anybody doubt the fact that the governor is
on the Presidency’s watch list?”
Amaechi had opened up recently, saying: “I read the President’s letter;
he said Obasanjo should prove and name those on the list. I am
number one on the list. I am number one.”
While he stated that he was the number one person on the
President’s watch list and that he had evidence to support this
assertion, the Presidency has dared the governor to prove his
allegation.
Governor Amaechi, who spoke to Punch through his Chief of Staff,
Chief Tony Okocha, in Port Harcourt, on Thursday, said that he is
waiting for the invitation of the National Human Rights Commission.
In his reaction, the special Adviser to the President on Political
Matters, Ahmed Gulak, threw the challenge to Amaechi in an interview
with Punch. Gulak said:
“Let him (Amaechi) go ahead and prove his claim. I don’t really want
to talk about him because he has lost credibility. He is just like a
drunken man in a china shop that wants to bring down everybody
with him."
But Governor Amaechi stated that even without him talking, all
Nigerians know that he is the most persecuted governor in the country
because he refused to allow Abuja politicians access to Rivers money.