Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transport and former Rivers state
governor has blasted his successor, Nyesom Wike, by claiming he doesn’t know how to speak
English, he is poorly dressed and that he is a thug after the governor alleged that each commissioner and local
government chairman in Rivers State paid Amaechi’s wife, Judith, the
sum of N3m and N2m monthly while he was in office.
According to reports, Amaechi, presently in Kaduna state for the commissioning of the state’s
Inland dry port, spoke with newsmen and stated that the allegations were
false.
“By accident of Goodluck Jonathan, I don’t want to attribute it to God
but by the accident of Jonathan, the man takes office and talks rubbish.
My wife and family including my younger brothers and sisters, no one
had access to government when I was governor. Even as minister, nobody
will have such because it is not a family business. It is government
business. But the problem with Nyesom Wike, and I want you to state this
if he doesn’t shut up his mouth and do his work, I will bring his wife
to the focus. You see I’ve been very matured not to talk about his wife.
But if Wike does not close his mouth and talk about my wife anymore, I
will bring out his wife. My wife will never do such. We don’t do family
business. I care about transparency. My wife is a trader. She buys and
sells and Wike knows that.”
Amaechi further faulted claims by Wike that he squandered over N30bn belonging to Rivers State
“The man who says he has about $50m in Lagos and could no prove it is
the same man you believe. The man who said I didn’t pay salaries until I
left office and now he is saying no, it is pensioners that I didn’t
pay. Do you believe such a man? Do you think such a man is well? You
believe Nyesom Wike is well? First, he doesn’t know how to speak
English, he is poorly dressed, he is a thug, and you bring me to focus
with that kind of a man?”he said