Politics
You Were My Boy, I Made You Governor, Wike Fires Back At Amaechi
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has fired back at the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over remarks he made at the presidential rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday.
Amaechi, who is a former Rivers state governor, had described Governor Wike as an ingrate who turned around to spite him after establishing him politically.
The minster had said, “Wike was my Chief of Staff, I made him Chairman of Council, I inaugurated him as a minister but when he saw Goodluck, he betrayed me,” adding that, “I have been betrayed serially…including senators. After you finish helping them, after praying for them, they will go and betray you for a pot of porridge. Saturday is our day.”
But responding to Amaechi’s claim during a ‘Non-Indigene Solidarity Rally” that was held for him in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, Governor Wike described the minster as someone with a “psychiatric problem”.
The governor denied Amaechi’s claim of establishing him, adding that the minister was his boy before God used him (wike) to make Amaechi Rivers governor.
Wike said, “The Minister of Transportation cannot deny the fact that he has psychiatric problem.
“I will let you understand. First of all I’m not a member of the APC and I cannot be a member of APC. And none of us here…we don’t have anything to do with them. Instead of them [to focus on] their internal problems, they are fighting in their family.
“He destroyed his family and then he’s shifting the problem to those of us who have nothing to do with it. I Did not take APC to court, I never went to court for one day against APC.
On Amaechi’s threat to “battle him to the last” and remove him as Governor in the coming general elections, Wike said: “I didn’t know I’m a problem with them. And I want to tell you with all due respect that Rotimi Amaechi knows [he did not make me chairman]. Let me tell the whole world that in 1999, Rotimi Amaechi did not win that state assembly election.
“How did he get to be Speaker? We all know it was through the courts. It was the court that gave Amaechi that seat of Assembly in 1999. I’m not from his Local Government. I won my election as chairman of Obio-Akpor local government. So how could somebody who couldn’t win his assembly seat will be somebody who now made me to win chairmanship election. Is that possible? Now listen, let the whole world hear. He even said he made me his Chief of Staff. With all due respect to everybody this boy was in Ghana. God used people like us to make us and made Amaechi governor.
“A boy who ran away to Ghana and we stood here and vote for him and brought him back. He now turned around to say he made us. Is that possible?
“The same Supreme Court you want to destroy today was the one that made you Governor. Amaechi wants to destroy every institution. Today he has no respect for Supreme Court. But in 2005 when they gave him governorship, he was celebrating the Supreme Court judgment every October 25 every year. That time the Supreme Court was good. Now he has no respect for the Supreme Court. He wants to destroy the Supreme Court until they do his bidding. Can we allow that to happen?
“Each time this young man wants to destroy people because of his selfish interest. Instead of him to carry his problem to his party, he’s leaving his party and coming to carry his problems to innocent people
“If you know you’re intelligent, why didn’t you settle your problem at home? If they had settled their problem at home would the matter (APC rivers primaries) go to court? So what is our problem? So you can see that he has a psychiatric problem?”
“So, I will appeal to him (Amaechi). This your smartness to destroy institutions.”
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 11:07 pm
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 3:58 pm
For where’
Afterall Dame Patience rigged the Election for U to Win.While Amaechi watched helplessly!
Abeg park well!
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 2:12 pm
Remind him again because he has forgotten
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 10:48 am
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Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 10:05 am
No Valentine Day In Biafra Land. Its Sit-At-Home
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 10:17 am
Amb Aliu Olalekan Abayomi this Yoruba man with empty brain looking for trouble on social media. Can’t you for once do something better with your time and life other than taunting people?
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 5:18 pm
Confused ipob tout
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 10:00 am
You made him governor @ the same time you serve under him as chief of staff and as a minister #SMH
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 10:45 am
Kingmaker’s are not Kings ask your elders so if he said he make him the governor I think his right no mix feelings pls
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 11:25 am
Daniel Amaso #SMH
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 9:58 am
wike strong man
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 9:57 am
Anarchy should live rivers state alone we live in peace and harmony here, I don’t want war, he should take his drum of war to sambisa forest and fight boko haram
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 9:44 am
” I owe two people gratitude for contributing to my emergence as governor of Rivers State. First, to God Almighty. Second, to my brother and friend Nyesom Wike who fought tirelessly and made me reclaim my stolen mandate. I will always be grateful to him because he is a true brother and friend to depend upon
~ Amaechi, while dedicating his Supreme Court victory to God in 2007
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 12:23 pm
Alilu David , THANKS BROTHER, AMAECHI HAS FORGOTTEN THE FINGER THAT FEED HIM, HE FORGETS SO EASILY LIKE JUBRIL, WHY DO WE HAVE SO MANY DEMENTED PEOPLE IN APC?, SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG WITH THAT PARTY, AS SOON AS YOU JOIN APC YOU AUTOMATICALLY BECOME. DEMENTED.
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 9:43 am
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 9:43 am
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 9:41 am
AS HOW YOU MAKE HIM WHILE YOU FAILED TO MAKE YOURSELF
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 10:03 am
U are fool by saying such, if not Governor wike’ Amaechi won’t win when his going to court before he become Governor of rivers.
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 11:28 am
Sadik Ibrahim Sulaiman read it
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 11:30 am
Now I believe
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 12:26 pm
Ifeanyi Samuel
Does it Mean you can’t make your point clear without an insult,
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 9:38 am
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Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 9:40 am
What the so called Dr gave u will soon kill u
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 9:37 am
This is the simple truth and not a secret
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 9:34 am
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 9:39 am
They in which version did he say he owed God & Odili gratitude? Una be idiots. Wike should forever remain grateful to Amaechi.
Anonymous
February 14, 2019 at 9:32 am
Tell him……with his eye like frog