Rivers: In Major Blow To Amaechi’s Bounce Back, Finebone, APC Spokesman Defects To PDP

Chris Finebone, a long-standing ally of former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi in Rivers State, has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in what would be described as a major setback for Amaechi to regain the political ascendancy in the state.

Finebone, who was the publicity secretary of the APC for years, confirmed his defection to Daily Trust in the early hours of Friday.

He, however, did not give any reason for his defection.

GWG, however, reports that on his verified Twitter account, Finebone said, ”Similanayi Fubara , PDP governorship candidate is my brother; know it and know peace!”

Shortly after he defected to PDP, Finebone visited Governor Nyesom Wike’s Ada George road residence in Port Harcourt in company of the former State Chairman of APC, Dr Davis Ikanya, and the PDP governorship candidate.

A picture of the event was sent to GWG to confirm the unfolding development which came amid the alliance between Governor Nyesom Wike and chieftains of the APC.

Baring last-minute change of plans, Femi Gbajabiamila, speaker of the APC-controlled House of Representatives, would commission some projects in Rivers today.

Earlier in the week, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and Senator Aliyu Wamakko, both strong APC members commissioned projects executed by Wike.

During the commissioning, Wike, who is having a running battle with the PDP, under whose platform he was twice elected governor, fired indirect shots at his party.

“If you say Rivers State does not matter, Rivers State will tell you that you don’t also matter at the appropriate time. If you don’t like us, we will not like you. If you like us, we will like you. Nobody will use our votes for nothing. Our votes will matter and Rivers State must benefit from anybody that we are going to support,” he had said on Monday.

During Wamakko’s visit, the Rivers governor had said effective leadership was not about political party, stressing that he would still perform well outside the PDP.

Coincidentally, Wike and Amaechi came second in the presidential primaries of their respective parties.

While former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar clinched the PDP ticket, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu emerged the flagbearer of the APC.

Meanwhile, GWG reports that Amaechi who since his loss of the APC presidential ticket has relocated to Rivers State preparing the grounds and his political machine to upend Wike, a move that would inevitably have been affected by the decision of Finebone to defect to the PDP.

With Additional reports from Daily Trust

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