Amaechi has made Atiku’s presidential ticket worse - Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has criticised the thought of pairing the African Democratic Congress, ADC, statesmanlike candidate, Atiku Abubakar with his moving mate, Rotimi Amaechi.

Wike said if Atiku was bad, pairing him with Amaechi has made it worse, adding that the second made an already anemic squad worse.

Speaking astatine a Rainbow Coalition lawsuit successful Rivers State, Wike insisted that the ADC's statesmanlike summons is not credible, adding that Atiku and Amaechi should beryllium judged based connected their enactment successful nationalist office.

Wike said, “As atrocious arsenic the Atiku summons is, putting Rotimi Amaechi arsenic vice president makes it adjacent worse. It is important to amusement your study card.”

He asked Atiku to explicate his achievements during his 8 years arsenic vice-president nether erstwhile President Olusegun Obasanjo, from 1999 to 2007.

Wike specifically questioned Atiku’s relation successful the government’s privatisation efforts.

He said: “Atiku was vice-president from 1999 to 2007. How galore years? He was not conscionable a vice-president, but a precise almighty one.

"He was successful complaint of privatisation and everything related to government-owned companies and industries.

“Can anybody archer me, bash you spot the interaction of Atiku Abubakar? No.”

Wike besides mentioned past criticisms fr...