Former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and
incumbent, Nyesom Wike
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has mocked predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi over his ‘struggle’ to become a minister. Amaechi was nominated by President Muhammadu Buhari along with 20 others whose names were sent to the Senate on September 30, 2015.
“I
was minister in this country and I was given the highest responsibility
and today some people are
struggling to be a minster. They are
celebrating to be a minister as if nobody has been a minister in this
state,” Wike said during a thanksgiving service held in Port Harcourt on Sunday, October 25.
Wike also spoke about the tribunal judgment of Saturday, October 24, which nullified his victory in the April 11 elections.
“The
nullification of my election by tribunal sitting in Abuja shows that
justice is ours. I am surprised that some people are celebrating over
the judgment, when they described the judgment against their candidates
at the National Assembly as judicial 419,” he said.
“We
will win and I will complete my four years tenure as the governor of
Rivers State. The thanksgiving service today is very significant because
if what enemies planned had work, I wouldn’t have been governor today,” he added.
Amaechi’s
ministerial nomination has been surrounded by controversy following a
petition raised against him by three Senators from his state.
The former governor’s ministerial screening was also postponed thrice by the Senate but held finally on Thursday, October 22.
He is however yet to be confirmed.