Mr Amaechi is officially a member of the APC while Mr Wike is officially a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr Okocha, a former Chief of Staff to Mr Amaechi, has been critical of his former boss lately. The development gave Mr Wike a smooth sail to be re-elected for second term as a PDP governor in 2019. It took the intervention of the Court of Appeal for the APC to be on the ballot in Rivers State. While Mr Wike remained in the PDP, Mr Amaechi, alongside some governors, defected to the newly formed APC.

Source: The Guardian November 23, 2023 12:41 UTC