Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has said he did not attend Nigeria’s centenary celebration organized by the federal government because President Goodluck Jonathan did not show up at the Centenary celebration of Port Harcourt that was organised last year.
Amaechi said this at an event to mark the 70 years of former Vice Chancellor of University of Port Harcourt, Professor Nimi Briggs, insisting the federal government should have honored the invitation to the event.
President Goodluck Jonathan was represented at the Port Harcourt event by his Special Adviser on Research and Documentation, Mr Douglas Oronto, apparently that was not enough to please the governor.
Amaechi, however said he did not snub the centenary event to slight President Jonathan said he had respect for Mr President.
“When they asked me why I did not attend the centenary celebration, I said five prominent Rivers men left here to go and invite the President (Dr. Goodluck Jonathan). When they approached me that they wanted to go and invite the President, I said, don’t bother your head, the President won’t come. They said no, not after he has seen us. They are seated here; Justice Karibi Whyte, Professor Tekena Tamuno, Professor E.J. Alagwa, Chief Agbaru and Professor Nimi Briggs; and they went.
“They were very well received by our President and they were very impressed. They came back to my house that day in Abuja and they told me that they met with the President and I was excited. Everybody in the Federal Government told me the President would come (for Port Harcourt Centenary celebration).
“The President did not come. So, I told them that I would not go to (Nigeria’s) centenary celebration because Port Harcourt turned 100 and the President refused to come even though he grew up here,” Amaechi said.
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