Dokubo-Asari attacks Amaechi, Orubebe •Says they are Siamese twins

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Raw Politics, Rivers, State News Friday, February 1st, 2013

The former leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, has attacked the Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi; and the Minister of Niger Delta, Godswill Orubebe, saying there is no difference between the two.

“Amaechi and Orubebe are Siamese twins; there is no difference between them,” he said.

Apparently peeved by an earlier post by an unnamed person comparing him with the Rivers State governor, Dokubo-Asari said in one of several posts on his Facebook wall on Thursday, that it would be insane for anyone to compare him with Amaechi who, according to him, should submit himself to legal scrutiny.

“How on earth can any sane person compare me to Amaechi who is running from legal scrutiny, while I subjected myself to a very brutal treason trial for 22 months up to the Supreme Court without conviction? Let Amaechi and Orubebe subject themselves to the same level of legal scrutiny.”

Unimpressed with Amaechi’s touted achievements as governor, Dokubo-Asari insisted that it was an insult on the sensibility of residents of Rivers State to trumpet Amaechi’s modest achievements given the monumental financial resources at his disposal.

“This Nigeria is indeed a paradox. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi with $3 billion yearly budget—which is the combined budget of three sovereign countries of Benin, Togo and Ghana, with an excess of over $100 million….is working. What an insult on the sensibility of the people of Rivers State! Amaechi and Orubebe are Siamese twins; there is no difference between them.”

Yet in another post, Dokubo-Asari wrote what looked like a flaunt of his immense wealth: “The rented apartment I live in at Kings Avenue, Tombia extension in Port Harcourt, is a public place and anybody can walk in. You can walk in and see the grandeur; ditto for my rented apartment in Abuja.

“Also please visit my hut in Buguma, which is attached to my grandmother’s house in King Abbi Polo. You can also take time to visit my unending construction in my mother’s town, Obuama.

“Furthermore, you should visit my home in Warri which was bought by my wife, Mama Aluta, on my behalf when I was in detention and see the exquisite grandeur.

“You can come to my adopted home in Cotonou to see the beauty of my houses which are integral part of my school, the King Amachree Arts Academy. When you come to Cotonou, you will appreciate the freedom and dignity I fought for myself, my children, my families and those who believe in me and still believe in me,” he said.wp_posts