Former Rivers State Governor and immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has called out the Rivers State Government for failing to attend the funeral of Late elder Statesman, Alabo Graham Douglas.
Douglas, a four-time federal minister was on Saturday laid to rest at his hometown Abonnema in Akuku Toru Local Government Area.
Amaechi, who attended the funeral wondered why the Rivers State Governor failed to attend the function. According to him the state government would have taken responsibility of the funeral going by the contributions of the deceased.
He noted that one does not need to be governor to be recognized, as the late Douglas played a significant role in the emergence of Rufus Ada George as governor of the state.
“Indeed going by the contributions he made to the state, I was thinking that the state would take responsibility for everything concerning Alabo. You don’t need to be governor to be recognised,” he said.
“Alabo played a very important role in making Rufus Ada George governor of Rivers. We came to thank him here in Abonnema when Ada George became governor. And he (TOG) was arguably one of the best-dressed Rivers men until his death,” he added.
