‘Amaechi not fit to be Vice President’ – Wike

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has criticised erstwhile Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi, saying helium is not acceptable to go Nigeria’s Vice President due to the fact that of his alleged past actions against the judiciary.

Wike besides accused the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) of abandoning its accepted relation of defending justness and the regularisation of instrumentality successful favour of governmental interests.

The curate spoke connected Wednesday during his monthly media briefing successful Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Wike asked Nigerians to look intimately astatine the records of politicians who contiguous themselves arsenic defenders of ideology and the regularisation of instrumentality earlier giving them important nationalist offices.

He said, “Rotimi Amaechi, who wants to beryllium Vice President today, erstwhile unopen down the courts successful Rivers State and caused a large pistillate to springiness commencement successful prison.”

Wike said specified an alleged grounds should beryllium considered erstwhile judging politicians seeking elder enforcement positions.

He besides criticised the NBA implicit what helium described arsenic its engagement successful politics.

“The Nigerian Bar Association has present taken sides politically. They are present a governmental party,” helium said.

Concerning the 2027 statesmanlike election, Wike said helium would not beryllium backmost and let erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who is seeking the presidency nether t...