Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, accusing him of deceptive Nigerians along with his current remarks on starvation within the nation.
Wike claimed Amaechi used his sixtieth birthday to unfold falsehoods concerning the Bola Tinubu-led administration, stating that his feedback have been motivated by a thirst for political energy.
Talking on Monday, June 2, throughout his month-to-month media chat in Abuja, Wike dismissed Amaechi’s claims, saying, “I don’t understand how a person will select his sixtieth birthday to inform lies. It’s unlucky that in your sixtieth birthday that persons are celebrating you, you select to inform lies.”
He recounted Amaechi’s lengthy historical past in public workplace, questioning why the previous minister by no means raised considerations about starvation throughout his years in energy.
“He was Speaker in 1999 to 2007. Everyone is aware of he was essentially the most pompous Speaker. He was dwelling in London as a Speaker. He turned a governor 2007 to 2015.
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“Eight years as a Speaker and eight years as a governor, he by no means talked about starvation,” Wike stated.
Taking goal at Amaechi’s post-ministerial strikes, Wike added, “He was a minister for eight years, and two years after he left energy he turned hungry – hungry for energy.
“He joined Atiku and El-Rufai as a result of he’s hungry. He can’t simply keep out of energy.”
In the meantime, Wike has declared that he’ll lead President Bola Tinubu’s marketing campaign within the 2027 presidential election, reaffirming his open assist for the All Progressives Congress (APC) chief regardless of remaining a member of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Although a distinguished PDP chieftain, Wike has turn out to be considered one of Tinubu’s most seen supporters because the 2023 common election, throughout which he overtly campaigned in opposition to his occasion’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
