RIVERS BATS VANGUARD STATE EXCO SUSPENDS TONY OKOCHA
~ Appoints Douglas Uzah as New Coordinator
~ Berates Okocha for his campaign of calumny against Senator Abe
We the executive members of the Rivers State chapter of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Vanguard (BATS Vanguard) one of the foremost sociopolitical groups that mobilized grassroots support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the just concluded general elections have in a meeting held yesterday the 3rd of July 2023 suspended our former state Coordinator Chief Tony Okocha following allegations of embezzlement and mismanagement of funds meant for mobilization and campaigns towards the victory of our principal, president Bola Tinubu.
We thus unanimously endorsed the ascension of the deputy coordinator Hon. Douglas Uzah as substantive coordinator of the group.
Also, Our attention has been drawn to the unnecessary campaign of calumny and attacks on the person and character of our state leader and financier, Sen. Magnus Ngei Abe by Tony Okocha and his drunk urchins.
We were shocked to read in the media, statements credited to Tony Okocha, alleging that our Leader, Senator Magnus Abe and his associates embezzled the money meant for Rivers Presidential campaign Rally, and did not work for our amiable President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu during the 2023 Presidential election.
It will interest you to know that Sen Magnus Abe was the sole sponsor of BATS Vanguard in Rivers State. So how could someone who sponsored all functions and activities of BATS VANGUARD in Rivers State also be the one to embezzle money meant for the group and for the campaign of the Presidential candidate of the APC?
We wish to inform the general public to ignore and disregard the unfounded lies leveled against the very Distinguished Sen. Magnus Abe as there was never a time when Sen. Magnus Abe and Hon Augustine Wokocha embezzled fund meant for Tinubu's campaign in Rivers State, as claimed by Tony. Rather they were the arrow heads and key sponsors of all the political activities of BAT’s Presidential campaign in Rivers State, before and after APC Presidential Primaries till the election.
We want the reading public to note that the appointment of Tony Okocha as the Chairman of Rivers BATS Vanguard and his nomination into the APC Presidential campaign council were all made by His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Abe. This fact is undeniable as we the state Excos were pre-informed about the appointment by Sen. Abe when Chief Tony Okocha led us in a state Executive meeting with Sen. Magnus Abe at Freedom House, Evo Road. We are witnesses.
We also want the general public to note that the executive body of Rivers BAT Vanguard is made up of the structures of Distinguished Senator Abe in all the 23 local government Areas of Rivers State and that these persons are still with our principal ; Distinguished Senator Abe and are signatories to this press statement.
We further invite the general public to note that Tony Okocha was bought by former Gov Wike and that all his childish vituperation and those of his hoodwinked gullible followers whom he gave little money out of the billions that was paid to him by his paymaster, is to justify that purpose of acquisition. The contract of character assassination is what they are executing.
Every politically conscious person in Rivers State knows that Tony Okocha has been a serial betrayer who once betrayed Wike who is now the beneficiary of his delusional ludicrousness and discombobulated razzmatazz.
In fact, it was as a result of former Gov Amaechi's refusal to drop Tony Okocha as chief of staff, as requested by minister Wike as he then was, that led to the political disagreement and enmity between former Gov Amaechi and Wike till date. Same Tony Okocha had betrayed Chief Mbata, betrayed Amaechi who gave him political breath and now Sen. Magnus Abe who revitalized his dead political career. Such a character should not be taken seriously not even now.
Tony Okocha was almost lynched by supporters of minister Wike as he then was in the build up to the 2015 election, but was rescued by Distinguished Senator Abe, an incident that led to the shooting of Senator Abe in the then Rivers State College of Arts and Science. It was after the incident that Tony Okocha choose to show his support for the Governorship ambition of Senator Abe.
To further buttress the fact that Tony is just a political tool of Wike to accomplish their egoistical aim to get a place in Tinubu's administration.
Election has come and gone, This is time for governance, so, Why is Tony Okocha restless, and running from one radio and television house to another?
The Public should note that, it is just a ploy to discredit Sen Magnus Abe and put Wike in a better perspective before the President but it's too late because His Excellency, President BOLA AHMED ASIWAJU TINUBU knows Sen Magnus Abe to the letter and knows those who want to come into his government to gain relevance and gather more momentum to pursue their presidential ambition in 2027.
In the light of the above therefore, We the entire executives of Rivers BATS Vanguard, categorically states as follows:
1. That all the political activities of the group was funded by Distinguished Senator Magnus Abe.
2.That there was no time Distinguished Senator Magnus Ngei Abe or any of his political associates, embezzled money meant for the Presidential campaign or whatever political activities, as all funds were raised by Senator Abe and his Associates.
3. That we were all members of the sub committees of Rivers APC Presidential campaign council and that we were all witnesses to all that transpired.
4. That we participated actively in the campaigns and the election of President Amed Bola Tinubu on the orders/instructions of our Principal, Distinguished Senator Magnus Abe and, that the results from our various polling units are evidence to this fact.
5.That Tony as a political opportunist, in the course of his involvement in the Rivers APC Presidential campaign rally, seized the opportunity to be collecting money from top Rivers politicians across party lines, of which Governor Wike as he was then, is one of his victims and used it to build a mansion for himself in Abuja. The general public should please ask Tony what he did, where he worked to acquire that mansion that he acquired for himself at Abuja before the 2023 Presidential election, and why he has refused to render the accounts for all the money he collected from Rivers top Politicians, including Sir Jachrich, whom he took fifty million Naira from.
6. As Executive Members of Rivers State BAT Vanguard, we distance ourselves completely from the naked ranting and backstabbing of Tony Okocha and declare that we continue to stand with Sen. Magnus Ngei Abe who has stood through thick and thin to project, sponsor and popularized PBAT in Rivers State, even before the introduction of this group.
7. We call on Chief Tony Okocha to desist from dragging the name of the most Revered Distinguished Sen Magnus Abe to the mud and enjoy the guilt and loneliness that comes with hoodwinking and betraying one's political family.
To this end, we hereby pass a vote of no confidence on Chief Tony Okocha, having seen his character as causing public nuisance and disrespect to this noble body and the person of President Tinubu whom we stand for.
We hereby suspend Chief Tony Okocha and ask the general public to discontinue in addressing him as BATS VANGUARD Coordinator, Rivers State. We unanimously elect his former Deputy, Hon. Uzah Douglas as our new state chairman with immediate effect. Thanks
Signed:
*1.HON. UZAH DUGLAS*
State Coordinator
*2. HON. LEELOO NWINAMENE*
State Secretary.
*3.HON. MICHAEL OSARO*
State PRO
*4.HON. NWAEZE KINGSLEY*
State Youth Leeder
*5. MR. NGEI AARON OGBUJI*
Assistant State Treasurer
*6. HON. BLESSING B. AGBI*
Assistant welfare officer
*7. HON. OGOLO BETHEL*
Chairman Rivers South East Senatorial district
*8. HON. INNOCENT AJAELO*
State Financial Secretary
*9. PAMELA SIKA* Senatorial Women Leader:
*10. DOMINIC DUMEKPIGI S.*
State Contact And Mobilization Officer:
*11 JIMMY TUAMENE*
Students Representative
*12. FAITH ZIGA*
State Budget Officer
*13. ISAIAH MBA*
Deputy State Research Officer
*14. HON DR MAGNUS ONUKUBE*
Assistant state PRO Secretary
*15. MICHAEL BARINEKA*
Ex-officio1
*16. BARR. LEDUA AKEKUE*
State Assist. Legal Adviser.
*17. IBISAKI JENEWARI* State Director of Research
*18. BARR. CHIWEKPE*
State legal Adviser
*19. COMR. MAKAMA DAVID*
State Treasurer
*20. HON. BROUN IKURUYAYE*
State Auditor
*21. Chief BRIGHT OBIKALAMA ORUCHIN*
Deputy coordinator
*22. MR AUSTIN OGEREBIPI* Senatorial Vice Chairman Rivers East.
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