Amaechi Bars Jonathan From Using State's Stadiu

The stage is set for another round of confrontation between Rivers
State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, and the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) as the governor has refused the party the
use of the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Igwurita-Ali for its
presidential campaign.
The party applied for use of the stadium for its presidential
campaign rally on January 28 but Amaechi refused to grant them
the use of the facility on the grounds that the stadium is under
construction.But the PDP has countered that the governor was not
being fair since his own party, the All Progressives Congress (APC)
has used the stadium twice for political rallies.
The PDP has already warned Amaechi to rescind his decision or be
ready for a face-off.Speaking at a meeting of political leaders in
Rivers State with the state Commissioner of Police, Dan Bature, on
Friday evening, the state Chairman of PDP, Felix Obuah, alleged
that the governor had refused to approve the party's application
for the use of the stadium.Decrying the governor's action, Obuah
said, "The facilities of Rivers State are owned by all of us; all tax-
paying people.
The Adokiye Amiesiemaka Stadium belongs to Rivers people;
Rivers State money was used to build it. It was not meant for the
Buhari campaign manager; it is not his personal property. They
used it for their own rally and their own celebrations."We have
applied to use the place for our rally, come 28th of this month. But
the governor, in his act of impunity, has refused us the use of that
place."He threatened that his party would defy the governor and
use the facility with or without approval.