Aide resigns following father’s call on Amaechi to resign

RIVERS State governor’s line-up suffered a setback Monday, as one of his aides, Obinna Anyanwu, tendered his resignation letter to his boss, Mr Rotimi Amaechi.
Obinna, son of Chief Emma Anyanwu, a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Etche Local Government Area of the state, was until his resignation, a Special Assistant to Governor Amaechi on Conflict Resolution.
In a letter dated May 20 and addressed to the governor, Anyanwu said his resignation was occasioned by “recent political development in our great party, PDP Rivers State chapter and my father’s position as regards his call for your resignation as the governor of Rivers State.
“I wish to tender my resignation with immediate effect, since it is only natural and incongruent to still remain in office.
“I, therefore, thank you very much for the opportunity you offered me to serve in your administration,” he stressed.
It will be recalled that recently, Obinna’s father, Prince Anyanwu had called on the governor to resign from office.
Prince Anyanwu said his call for the governor to resign was predicated on the governor’s alleged loss of the party structure which brought him into office and his inability to manage the political crisis in the state.