A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has criticised former Rivers South-East Senator, Magnus Abe, over his advice to former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, to resign as the party's vice-presidential candidate and support President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid.
Eze described Abe's advice as "ignominious, hollow and deceptive mischief from the pit of hell", accusing him of acting out of envy, malice and political desperation.
Abe had advised Amaechi to withdraw from the ADC ticket and support Tinubu during a solidarity speech at the unveiling of the Rainbow Coalition candidates in Rivers State, led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
Reacting in a statement on Friday, Eze, a former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, said Amaechi would not abandon the ADC or betray former Vice President Atiku Abubakar.
He also declared that Amaechi would not resign from his position in the party and would not work for Tinubu's re-election.
"The advice is ill-timed, infamous and incendiary. That advice is ignominious, hollow and a deceptive mischief from the pit of hell," Eze said.
He accused Abe of attacking the former governor despite benefiting from his political support and influence, recalling Abe's previous description of himself as Amaechi's highest political investment.
Eze further alleged that Abe was being ungrateful to Amaechi, who he claimed played a significant role in his political rise and electoral victories in 2011 and 2016.
The ADC chieftain also criticised Abe for supporting candidates associated with Wike, rather than backing the ADC's Rivers State governorship candidate, Dr Gabriel Pidomson, who he described as an Ogoni son.
He questioned Abe's decision to support the political camp of Wike, arguing that the Ogoni people had not produced a governor, deputy governor, chief judge or Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly.
Eze also accused the Tinubu administration of failing Nigerians and Rivers State, alleging that the President had shown hostility towards the state.
He faulted Abe for urging Rivers residents to support candidates promoted by Wike and Tinubu, despite the political crisis involving Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Eze maintained that Amaechi would remain in the ADC and predicted that he would emerge as Nigeria's Vice President after the 2027 general elections.
He also warned Abe, Wike and their political allies that they would suffer electoral defeat in Rivers State in 2027.
Resignation: Your advice to Amaechi from pit of hell - Eze slams Magnus Abe