The immediate-past Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi,
has rebuked his successor, Governor Nyesom Wike, for alleging that he was
sponsoring a new cult group in the state, saying the latter risks Gods’ wrath.
Amaechi, the Minister of Transportation said Governor Wike
failed to produce any shred of evidence in his attempt to depict the newly
formed True Rivers Initiative as a cult group.
In a statement circulated to the media, the Rotimi Amaechi
media office described Governor Wike’s outburst as another act to draw media
attention to himself in order to be seen as fighting his predecessor.
It said Governor Wike should know that by now, no one takes
him seriously anymore, especially whenever he makes cooked-up and malicious
allegations against the Minister.
The statement noted that Wike’s cult fabrication against
Amaechi fits into his style of distraction by telling a lie and more lies,
creating confusion and deception.
The statement reads, “The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom
Wike continued to display unabated, his exclusive and uncommon strand of
gubernatorial madness when he attempted to link his mentor, benefactor and
predecessor Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, as a sponsor of cultists in
Rivers State. And as usual, Wike did not provide any shred of evidence to prove
his claims.
“We know that Wike craves attention and always want to be
seen in the media to be “exposing and fighting” Amaechi. However, we will burst
his bubble this time and will not indulge him or dignify his crass stupidity.
If he has any sense, Wike ought to know by now that no one takes him seriously
anymore, especially whenever he makes those cooked-up vile, malicious
allegations against the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
“This his new concocted story is not any different from the
previous numerous false allegations he has made against Amaechi.
“Again, Wike’s new cult fabrication against Amaechi fits
into Wike’s style and pattern of distraction and obfuscation- tell a lie to
distract, and then tell another lie and another lie to distract our attention
from the previous lie, creating an endless web of lies, confusion and
deception.
“Same pattern of telling blatant lies with no proof or
intention to prove his claims. Sadly, this is the kind of irresponsible,
reckless, disgraceful garrulous, scallywag conman that presides over the
affairs of Rivers State
“Wike wants us to forget that only recently, he made an
allegation that the over $43million found in an Ikoyi apartment by the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were stolen Rivers State funds kept in
the apartment by Amaechi.
“Wike had also lied that the luxury Ikoyi apartment belonged
to Amaechi.
“But we won’t forget. We remember vividly that on the night
of Friday, April 14, during his hurriedly arranged shambolic press briefing,
Wike had threatened the President Buhari administration with fire and
brimstone, vowing the mother-of-all legal action against the Federal government
if the over $43million was not given to him within seven days. His 7-day
ultimatum had long expired, yet no action, whether legal or otherwise by Wike
to prove his malicious allegations and claim to the money.
“On Friday, May 6, when another opportunity was opened for
Wike to prove his frivolous allegations against Amaechi and claim the money
before Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court, Lagos; neither Wike nor
his lawyers were any where near the court to claim the money. Again, another no
show.
“Nyesom Wike, also used his lackeys and minions like former
President Goodluck Jonathan campaigner, Femi Fani-Kayode, Lere Olayinka (an
aide to Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State) and one Senator George Sekibo, who
like a clown, foolishly blew a whistle on the floor of the senate to push his
(Wike’s) false, malicious narrative of Amaechi’s ownership of the Ikoyi money.
“Nigerians are sick and tired of Governor Wike’s shameful
spectacles, his nuisance value of wanting to entertain us regularly, with
different frivolous stories about Amaechi.
“This fresh attempt by Wike to distract Nigerians from his
earlier false, politically motivated allegations against Amaechi on the over
$43million Ikoyi money, will not fly.
“We will continue to remind Wike and insist that he must go
to court, like he vowed (as he goes, he can also take his minions and lackeys
with him), to prove his frivolous claims that the over $43million Ikoyi money
and luxury apartment belongs to Amaechi and were stolen from Rivers State by
Amaechi; or be ready to face the wrath of the law at the appropriate time
(constitutional immunity for governors is not for life) the wrath of the people
and ultimately the wrath of God, which no constitutional immunity can protect
him from.”
By Victor Azubuike
