THE feud between the Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi
Amaechi, and the Governor-elect, Chief Nyesom Wike,
reached a boiling point on Tuesday when the former
accused the latter of being responsible for the deaths
recorded in the state during the 2015 general elections.
Amaechi had declared during a public lecture in Port
Harcourt to mark his 50th birthday that God would not
allow a killer to be the governor of Rivers State.
But Wike, who had attended another public lecture in the
state capital, said he had no record of killing anybody and
expressed displeasure that a public officer like Amaechi
could speak in manner that was not expected of him.
Wike expressed optimism that he would be sworn in as the
governor of the state on May 29, despite moves by Amaechi
to scuttle his inauguration.
Speaking further, Amaechi stated that the governor-elect
should realise that he (Wike) was his chief of staff, adding
that Wike’s record was with him.
Explaining that he will never kill anybody because of
personal ambition, the governor dismissed Wike’s
description of him (Amaechi) as a corrupt person, adding
that the governor-elect was accusing him of corruption
because he (Wike) was looking for a way to negotiate with
him (Amaechi) and his supporters.
Amaechi said, “In a bid for Wike to be governor, he hired ….
an ex-militant. They killed a young man in Okrika and cut
off his private parts. They slashed a young man’s throat
and decided to hang his head on a tree.
“When I wanted to become governor, God took me aside
and allowed Rivers people to vote for Celestine Omehia and
He brought me back. So, nobody died. In 2011, the
opposition joined us to vote for us; nobody died.
“But because of one man’s ambition, we were losing human
beings everyday. Walking like a thug, killing people like a
thug. The God I worship will answer our prayers. God will
not allow those who kill people to be governor of Rivers
State. God will allow only those who worship Him. I am not
perfect.
“Even some of you pray more than me. My priest told me
God said we would defeat Nyesom Wike. God said so. The
same way God told me in 2007 that I would be governor.
God will not allow us to make a killer, somebody who has
killed human beings, to become the governor of Rivers
State.
“I have been listening to Mr. Nyesom Wike and I have been
trying not to reply him. He has been accusing me of
corruption and I have been trying to keep quiet over the
issue of corruption. A thief cannot call me corrupt. The first
lesson he needs to learn is that he was Chief of Staff to my
government. If I have no records, I have records on him.
“Why Nyesom Wike is talking the way he is talking is that
they are looking for us to come and negotiate with them, so
that they can illegally stay in office. They cannot stay like
that. We are already in court (tribunal),” Amaechi said.
Recalling how he decided not to probe his predecessor, Dr.
Peter Odili, the governor pointed out that the people would
at the end ask him about his achievements and not the
number of people his administration probed.
However, Wike, who spoke through his Media aide, Mr.
Simeon Nwakaudu, added that Amaechi’s comment against
him was an indication that the governor was not worthy of
holding public office.
He said, “Only a man who is irresponsible would make such
a comment. It shows that he is not worthy of the public
office he occupies. He (Amaechi) is making comments that
are completely out of place for people who should be in
leadership position.
“To begin with and contrary to what Governor Amaechi
said, the governor-elect is a God-fearing person, who
believes in the rule of law. He is not involved in any killing
and he will never be involved. He has never done anything
that is outside of the law.
“Such unguarded comments should be disregarded by
members of the public and well-meaning persons just like
Channels Television did and apologised seriously to
Nigerians. Amaechi promoted insecurity everywhere.
“God has already made it possible for Barrister Nyesom
Wike to be governor. The people have already endorsed it
as they voted for him massively. Amaechi is too small to
stop the will of the people. On May 29, 2015, that will would
be consummated during the swearing-in of Barrister
Nyesom Wike.”
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