Amaechi attacks Wike again "Read What He Said About Him"

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The war of words between the Minister of Transportation Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and the Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike is far from ending.

Rotimi Amaechi says Governor Nyesom Wike lacks the capacity to govern Rivers state
Vanguard reports that Amaechi, who spoke on March 13 at an APC rally in Rumueme, Obio/Akpor local government area, ahead of the state and national assembly elections scheduled for Saturday accused Wike of lacking the political will and capacity to govern the state.

“Wike lacks capacity to govern. Somebody who just knows how to steal money is a bushman. Wike said, am corrupt. He should bring evidence to show. I will bring evidence to show that Wike is corrupt. Wike did the Rukpoku/ Eneka road during my tenure he did not complete it.

I gave Wike the contracts to do all the roads around Aristle House (a hotel in GRA) but he failed to do them, I gave him fourteen schools to give to Obio/Akpor people, he stole them, he lacks character,” Amaechi said.

The former governor who also spoke on the security situation in the state said: “When I was the governor, one thing that I kept thinking of was how to chase these criminals away but under Nyesom Wike, he meets with them.

If Wike does not secure you people, the federal government will secure you. If he doesn’t want to be ignored he should go and secure you people because federal government will no longer tolerate these killings in Rivers State. Amaechi further told his supporters not to be intimidated by Wike’s threats and come out to vote APC at Saturday’s election. “Saturday is your day, come out and vote. They will no longer have the Police they had, they will no longer have the Army they had, we pray that INEC should be neutral, your job is to match out and vote for APC, we will not write results like Nyesom Wike , so go back to your wards and do door to door.”

The minister urged the people of Akuku/Toru local government area not to be intimidated by anybody while exercising their franchise.

“You see, it is not enough to provide security because if there are no votes we will lose, the implication therefore is that all of you must come out and vote for APC so that we will win the election,” he said.

Amaechi, who had earlier paid condolence visit to the family of slain All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Ofirite Amachree in Buguma, also pledged to assist families of slain APC members in Omoku, Ogba,Egbema/Ndoni local government area of the state. He made the pledge at the weekend when he visited families of late Frankline Obi and late Chukwuladi Adiela in Omoku area of the state.

Frankline Obi before his death was the APC chairman of ward 4. He was murdered and beheaded by his assailants alongside his pregnant wife and son while late Chukwuladi Adiela was an APC strongman in ward 14.

“The President is aware of the death of your son who was our party ward chairman. I personally gave him the photograph of the beheaded body. Everybody must learn to give account of their action or inaction in Omoku. We can’t have police and be experiencing this kind of thing. Internal security is the responsibility of the police so if we have police and keep experiencing this in Omoku it means the police in Rivers State has failed and the people that are been killed are mostly APC members,” he said.

The minister assured the bereaved families full investigation will be carried out to bring the killers to book.

“The President is fully aware of the situation. I was the governor of this state and Omoku wasn’t this bad Stay clear they will kill more. The police can’t claim not to know who the people are because I was governor, the police worked with me, we knew where the criminals were and we went after them,” Amaechi said.

He added that plans have been concluded to improve the security ahead of the state and National Assembly rerun elections.


“There will be enough security on the election day, there will be enough security to protect lives,” he said.

Meanwhile, Wike on March 13 called Amaechi a failed governor who needs urgent psychiatric evaluation and treatment in apparent reaction to Amaechi’s appearance in a radio programme in Port Harcourt. The governor also revealed that
Amaechi will be probed by his administration.

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