2027: Amaechi may face difficulty campaigning in Rivers – Wike warns

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, connected Friday warned that erstwhile Rivers State Governor and African Democratic Congress, ADC, vice-presidential campaigner Rotimi Amaechi whitethorn find it hard to run successful Rivers State.

Responding to a remark by Amaechi successful which helium claimed that lone thieves could ballot for President Bola Tinubu successful 2027, Wike said that if the erstwhile politician continued on that line, Rivers radical “will not instrumentality it”.

Wike made the remarks successful Abuja aft a gathering with chairmen of the six country councils successful the FCT.

“If helium continues this line, it volition beryllium hard for him to run successful Rivers. We volition not instrumentality that. If information agencies and INEC tin fold their hands, that’s their business, but we volition not let it,” Wike said.

The curate described Amaechi’s comments arsenic inappropriate for a person seeking nationalist bureau and called connected the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and information agencies to code what helium termed inflammatory rhetoric.

Wike insisted that governmental campaigns sh...