Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of Rivers state, has officially registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), registeeing at ward 8 in Ubima Community in Ikwerre Local Government Area on Friday.
Amaechi registered hours after the office of the ADC in the community was set ablaze by unknown persons, who stormed Ubima Community on Friday morning.
They shot sporadically and set fire on ADC secretariat in the area, and succeeded in destroying a section of the party office and caused panic in the area.
Amaechi urged supporters who gathered to welcome him to shun all forms of violence that could lead to loss of life, noting however, that nobody can stop him and his supporters from meeting in his community.
The former transportation minister said:”Don’t be violent because violence may lead to the death of somebody — don’t be violent. At the same time, they can’t stop us from meeting in our community,” he said.
“We thank the commissioner of police and the director of DSS, they showed a lot of professionalism. In fact, I wasn’t expecting that from them; I thought they would be behind the criminals.”
The former governor, whose kinsmen and supporters came out during his registration, urged security agencies to fish out those responsible for the burning of the ADC office in Ubima.
Amaechi has shown interest in the presidential ticket of the ADC, and has been campaigning and meeting political stakeholders from different parts of the country.
