Former Rivers State Governor and ADC presidential aspirant, Rotimi Amaechi, has denied reports claiming he angrily stormed out of a meeting with ADC chairman, David Mark.
Speaking during an interview on Arise TV, Amaechi said the reports were false and based on wrong interpretations of a short video clip from the visit. He explained that the meeting with Mark was peaceful and normal, adding that no discussion about stepping down for any candidate took place.
Amaechi also reacted to comments made by media personality, Dele Momodu, saying he watched him criticize him over the incident.
According to Amaechi, he only walked quickly to his car after the meeting, but people wrongly interpreted his movement as anger. He joked that some people expected him to slowly walk around greeting people before leaving, even though nobody was there.
The former minister said Mark personally escorted him to the door and both men shook hands before he departed. He insisted there was no disagreement between them and no pressure from the ADC chairman for him to withdraw from the presidential race.
Amaechi maintained that the story was exaggerated by political observers and social media users who created their own narrative from the video clip.
In his words, “I listened to my friend Dele Momodu abusing me, ‘Oh Amaechi.’ First, that video was not correct, I didn’t storm out anywhere. The chairman of the party did not speak to me to step down for anybody.”
