Showing posts with label How Will History Treat Governor Rotimi Amaechi?. Show all posts
Showing posts with label How Will History Treat Governor Rotimi Amaechi?. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

How Will History Treat Governor Rotimi Amaechi?

By Nnaemeka Oruh 
In a statement sent out after President Jonathan conceded defeat to General Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, made an assertion which will continue to reverberate through history.He said of Jonathan: "History will be kind to you". It was a ringing endorsement of the selflessness of the outgoing president.















*Gov Amaechi
Passing a judgement on Govenor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi on the other hand presents a conundrum. Lauded in some parts of Nigeria (especially outside Rivers State) as democracy's stand up guy owing to his battles against President Jonathan, and his monumental support of the incoming 'saintly' president, Amaechi comes across as the proverbial father who does more for outsiders than his own family members.