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 They are no longer maintained.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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