Amaechi who spoke weekend in Awka also condemned what he described as "the honourable retirement of AIG Raphael Ige." He frowned at a situation where those who conspired to remove the governor are moving freely as air and the coup leader himself has been rewarded with honourable retirement from the police with full benefits."

Indicting President Obasanjo in the crisis raging in Anambra State, Amaechi said:

"The rumour is no longer in whisper; some people are wondering aloud why the President had been silent since the commencement of this ugly drama. Some people are asking: ‘Is it not likely that the President had a fore knowledge of these developments." I am not competent to hold the president’s brief but I can say that I believe that the president was aware of the efforts to remove Dr. Ngige from office, because if he was not aware, he could not have condoned the illegality and treasonable action of July 10.

Let me state once again my reasons for holding this belief. On June 17, 2003, I received a telephone call from Rep. Chuma Nzeribe at about 10 a.m. telling me that there would be a very important meeting at the Presidential Villa that night and the President had specifically requested that I should be present at the meeting. In audience at the meeting were Chief Chris Uba, Dr. Okey Udeh, the deputy governor; Mrs Eucharia Azodo, former Speaker, Rep. Chuma Nzeribe and Okey Odunze. The Governor was not in the meeting," Amaechi said.