Wike fires direct shots at Amaechi after ex-minister claimed he is hungry under Tinubu's govt

• FCT Minister Nyesom Wike dismissed Rotimi Amaechi’s hunger claim, asserting Amaechi is bare for power, not food, and criticised him for governmental opportunism
• Wike challenged Amaechi’s program to region President Tinubu, informing against dictatorship oregon subject coup and mocking his threats
• Both Wike and Amaechi are erstwhile Rivers State governors, with Amaechi besides serving arsenic Minister of Transportation and Nigerian Governors’ Forum chairman

FCT, Abuja - The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed erstwhile Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi’s caller connection astir hunger.

Speaking connected Monday, June 2, astatine a media briefing successful Abuja, Wike asserted that Amaechi is not bare for nutrient but bare for power, contrary to the ex-minister’s claim.

Wike Finally Replies Amaechi After Ex-Minister Claimed 'He's Hungry' Under Tinubu's Govt
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Amaechi had stated during his 60th birthday lawsuit past week,

“We’re each hungry, each of america are. If you’re not hungry, I am. For us, the opposition, if you privation america to region the antheral successful power, we tin region him from this power.”

Wike calls Amaechi’s remarks lies and governmental opportunism

Wike condemned Amaechi’s remarks, saying,

“We person nary clip to perceive to nonsense successful Nigeria. I don’t recognize wherefore a antheral similar Amaechi would take his 60th day to prevarication to Nigerians astir being hungry.”

He pointed retired Amaechi’s agelong governmental career, adding,

“He was Speaker from 1999 to 2007, Governor from 2007 to 2015, and Minister from 2015 to 2023. He ne'er spoke astir hunger during those years.”

Wike accused Amaechi of governmental nonaccomplishment and opportunism, stating,

“Now they are regrouping. They are lone bare for power. This shows his failure. How tin you trivialise the contented of hunger? He joined Atiku and claimed hunger. It is wide helium cannot enactment retired of power.”

Wike challenges Amaechi’s program to region President Tinubu

Wike Finally Replies Amaechi After Ex-Minister Claimed 'He's Hungry' Under Tinubu's Govt
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He besides mocked Amaechi’s menace to region the president, saying,

“Let them signifier their squad and commencement from location successful Rivers. Let’s spot however helium plans to region the president. Is it a subject coup? The word ‘removal’ is synonymous with dictatorship oregon subject coup. Nigerians retrieve what happened successful 2015, and present helium claims Nigerians are hungry.”

Wike described himself arsenic an plus alternatively than a liability to the existent administration, declaring,

“I americium not a liability; I americium an plus successful ensuring President Tinubu wins a 2nd term.”

Political backgrounds of Wike and Amaechi

Both men served arsenic governors of Rivers State; Amaechi was a two-term politician from 2007 to 2015 earlier his assignment arsenic Minister of Transportation nether erstwhile President Muhammadu Buhari. He besides chaired the Nigerian Governors’ Forum from 2011 to 2015.

Prior to his governorship, Amaechi was Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly from 1999 to 2007 and served arsenic the pioneer president of Nigeria’s Conference of Speakers of State Assemblies.

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Source: Legit.ng