Rotimi Amaechi, minister of
transportation, says Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has just one agenda
which is “Amaechi”.
The minister, who governed Rivers
between 2007 and 2015, said this when he featured on Question Time, a programme
on Channels Television.
“The governor has just one agenda
– if he is in his toilet, ‘Amaechi’; if he is outside his toilet, ‘Amaechi’,”
the minister said.
Referring to Wike as one of his
sons, Amaechi denied having any rift with the governor.
“He (Wike) was my staff; he is
like one of my sons,” Amaechi said.
“Why should I engage him? He was
local government chairman when I was the speaker of the state.”
Amaechi said his impact is still
being felt in the state, particularly in the education sector.
“When I was governor, I used
Rivers state’s money on projects in the state. If you visit the state, you will
see the primary schools that we built. No matter what the governor does, the
projects are there,” he said.
“I hired 13,200 teachers who are
alive, I established primary schools, the primary schools are there. They are
no longer maintained. When I was there, I appointed a contractor whose
responsibility was to come to school like the children.”
Amaechi and Wike do no see eye to
eye.
Both men who are of Ikwerre, one
of the ethnic groups in the state, fell out after Amaechi parted ways with
former President Goodluck Jonathan.
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Amaechi, logic does not serve you well. If your successor rose so rapidly from local government chairman to become governor, then he merits your commendation, not your condemnation. Okay?
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