{"id":175278,"date":"2025-08-20T21:49:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T20:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/eze-responds-to-akindeles-comments-on-atiku-obi-amaechi"},"modified":"2025-08-20T23:03:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T22:03:55","slug":"eze-responds-to-akindeles-comments-on-atiku-obi-amaechi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/eze-responds-to-akindeles-comments-on-atiku-obi-amaechi","title":{"rendered":"Eze Responds to Akindele&#8217;s Comments on Atiku Obi Amaechi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, on Monday, berated Ayekooto Akindele, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC.<\/p>\n<p>Eze was responding to Akindele\u2019s attack on African Democratic Congress, ADC, chieftains, Atiku Abubakar, Rotimi Amaechi, and Peter Obi.<\/p>\n<p>Akindele had slammed Atiku and Obi, saying both politicians have not won any election in Nigeria before but Eze argued that, depending upon what Akindele meant by election, both have never participated in any credible, free and fair election in Nigeria to warrant such an absurd comparison.<\/p>\n<p>Eze described the statement by Akindele as attention-seeking.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat comment by one Akindele, a self acclaimed chieftain of the APC is best described as attention-seeking, utter rubbish, foolish and a high display of market day ignorance,\u201d Eze said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe insinuation by the so called Akindele that Amaechi have not won any election since Wike left him is provocative, and a gutter narrative to score cheap popularity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>By making such a statement, Eze said Akindele has only succeeded to exhibit his ignorance about who Amaechi is in Nigeria\u2019s political setting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs much as it is not my intention to accord any credibility to a public seeking fellow like Ayekooto Akindele, it is imperative to correct his erroneous postulation to avoid the general public from accepting such a heinous fallacy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Eze explained that Wike himself had in various public fora acknowledged the fact that Peter Obi won the election in Rivers State, which he in his usual manner credited to Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExhibiting his ignorance, Akindele forgot that Amaechi was the Campaign Director General, who supervised the election of President Muhammadu Buhari on the two occasions he contested presidential election under the platform of the APC. So, which election did Amaechi lose? Eze asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHas Amaechi contested any election since he left the Rivers State Government House or are you talking about the APC Presidential Primaries which was a Charade and disgrace to the entire world in which it was sold to the highest bidder; and if that is what you have in mind, then you are totally ignorant of what election is all about,\u201d Eze added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, on Monday, berated Ayekooto Akindele, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Eze was responding to Akindele\u2019s attack on African Democratic Congress, ADC, chieftains, Atiku Abubakar, Rotimi Amaechi, and Peter Obi. 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