Former Rivers State governor and Minister of Transportation Rt. Hon.
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has accused his successor, governor Nyesom Wike
of lacking the political will and capacity to govern Rivers State.
Amaechi stated this on Sunday at an APC rally in Rumueme, Obio/Akpor Local
Government Area, ahead of the state and national assembly elections on
Saturday.
Amaechi said, “Wike lacks capacity to govern. Somebody who just knows how
to steal money is a bushman. Wike said, am corrupt. He should bring
evidence to show. I will bring evidence to show that Wike is corrupt. Wike
did the Rukpoku/ Eneka road during my tenure he did not complete it. I
gave Wike the contracts to do all the roads around Aristle House(a hotel
in GRA) but he failed to do them, I gave him fourteen schools to give to
Obio/Akpor people, he stole them, he lacks character”.
Also speaking on the security situation in the state, Amaechi said, “When
I was the governor, one thing that I kept thinking of was how to chase
these criminals away but under Nyesom Wike, he meets with them. If Wike
does not secure you people, the federal government will secure you. If he
doesn’t want to be ignored he should go and secure you people because
federal government will no longer tolerate these killings in Rivers State.
Amaechi further told his supporters not to be intimidated by Wike’s
threats and come out to vote APC at Saturday’s election.
“Saturday is your day, come out and vote.They will no longer have the
Police they had, they will no longer have the Army they had, we pray that
INEC should be neutral, your job is to match out and vote for APC ,we will
not write results like Nyesom Wike , so go back to your wards and do door
to door”.
Also, in Akuku/Toru local government area, Amaechi told his party
supporters to be courageous in exercising their franchise without fear of
intimidation
“You see, it is not enough to provide security because if there are no
votes we will lose, the implication therefore is that all of you must come
out and vote for APC so that we will win the election.”,he said.
Amaechi had earlier paid condolence to the family of slain APC stalwart
Mr. Ofirite Amachree who was killed and burnt beyond recognition by
unknown gunmen in Buguma.
Amaechi has also pledged to assist families of slain All Progressives
Congress (APC) members in Omoku, Ogba,Egbema/Ndoni local government area
of Rivers state.
Amaechi gave the assurance at the weekend when he visited families of late
Frankline Obi and late Chukwuladi Adiela in Omoku, Rivers State.
The late Frankline Obi was the APC chairman of ward 4 and was killed and
beheaded by unknown gunmen alongside his pregnant wife and son while late
Chukwuladi Adiela was an APC stalwart of ward 14.
Addressing the deceased families, the Minister said, “The President is
aware of the death of your son who was our party ward chairman. I
personally gave him the photograph of the beheaded body. Everybody must
learn to give account of their action or inaction in Omoku. We can’t have
police and be experiencing this kind of thing. Internal security is the
responsibility of the police so if we have police and keep experiencing
this in Omoku it means the police in Rivers State has failed and the
people that are been killed are mostly APC members”, he said.
Amaechi also told the bereaved families that the president was aware of
the killings in Omoku and promised that full investigation will be carried
out to unravel the killers.
“The President is fully aware of the situation. I was the governor of this
state and Omoku wasn’t this bad Stay clear they will kill more. The police
can’t claim not to know who the people are because I was governor, the
police worked with me, we knew where the criminals were and we went after
them.”
Amaechi also assured the people that arrangements have been made to beef
up security ahead of the State and National Assembly re- run elections in
the state.
“There will be enough security on the election day, there will be enough
security to protect lives.