Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience Jonathan, forced him out of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Amaechi made the claim while speaking on Channels TV today April 17. According to him, the former president and first lady took control of the party’s structure in Rivers state.
“The country knew what happened. I was literally chased out of the PDP,” the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain said.
When asked who was responsible, he said
“The president, with his wife. They took over the political structure in Rivers State and chased me out. The president, Goodluck, and his wife handed over the structure to other people, so I moved.”
Amaechi left the PDP in 2013 following his suspension for alleged anti-party activities. He was a key figure in the new PDP (nPDP) faction that emptied into the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2015 general poll. Jonathan lost his re-election battle to Muhammadu Buhari of the APC who governed Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.
