Amaechi loyalists slam Governor Wike: Say Amaechi’s shoes in performance are too big for Wike to fit in

• Wike is angry that close aides are leaving him

• “No Governor in history of Rivers State achieved what Amaechi has achieved in Governance.” 

BY IBRAHIM BAKARE

Loyalists to the former Governor of Rivers State and Transportation Minister Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi have defended the allegations made against him by Governor Nyesom Wike on a live Television programme as that based out of frustrations in governance.

Spokesman of the Rivers State All Progressives Congress,  APC, loyal to Amaechi, Ogbonna Nwuke, in his reaction said  that for the past few weeks Wike has lost some of his okey aides to APC and he is transferring the aggression on Amaechi.

He said allegations of the Wike against Amaechi, his former boss, was not unexpected because despite the outward show that his party, PDP ,under his watch is in tact,the facts on ground state the opposite.

APC image maker, Nwuke, a former Lawmaker representing Etche-Omuma federal Constituency in House of Representatives also ex-Commissioner for Information, asserted further that the allegations of Governor Wike is coming at the backdrop of what is happening around him and within his party. “It is on record that for the past few weeks the Governor has lost his close Associates to the APC.I am sure he is holding the Minister of Transportation accountable to what is happening to to his party “

For instance,about three weeks ago,Dr. John Bazia, a prominent PDP and former Lawmaker representing Tai Local Government  at the Rivers House of Assembly, and immediate past  Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs and also the Commissioner for Special Duties respectively, led his supporters to dump PDP, for (APC) fold  the able leadership of Rt.Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi.

The two-time Lawmaker was received by Dr. Batam Ndegwe, APC Chairman in Tai Local Government area.  Dr. Bazia was commended  for the bold step that he has took to join the Rotimi Amaechi APC family  in Tai, adding that he is looking forward to a good working relationship between Bazia and the APC family in Tai.

On his part, Dr. John Bazia, who said he was glad and proud to be associated with APC under the leadership of Rt.Hon Amaechi, added that he has great respect for the Honourable Minister Amaechi and promised to work with everybody on board to move APC Tai forward.

Dr.John Bazia, former Lawmaker representing Tai Local Government at the Rivers House of Assembly, and immediate past Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs and also the Commissioner for Special Duties.

Hon.Chisom Promise Dike,member of the House of Representatives representing Tai-Oyigbo-Eleme Federal Constituency, also decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State.

Hon. Ephraim Nwuzi, Member of House of Representative representing Etche-Omuma federal Constituency defects to APC. He was two-time Chairman of Etche LGA

*Wike.                                        * Amaechi

Drama preceded the dumping of PDP by Hon. Chisom Promise Dike. He is a  member of the House of Representatives representing Tai-Oyigbo-Eleme Federal Constituency. has decamped from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State.He first of all rejected the exotic Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) Governor Wike recently gave to all members of the National Assembly  from the state.

Giving reasons,the Lawmaker said he could not accept the Governor’s gift because of the deplorable condition of all the roads in his primary constituency, Oyigbo.

Dike lamented that the roads in Oyigbo were death traps and impassible, adding that the people of the area were suffering untold hardships because of the inability to access Port Harcourt, the state capital.

According to Dike,“The state of roads in my constituency made me to reject the car gift from the Governor.I represent Eleme-Oyigbo-Tai. We have made a lot of representations to the government but none had been taken.

“My former party(PDP) is in power in Rivers State alongside other indigenes from our area but we could not effect any change,” Dike 

The national Lawmaker complained that even when the Chairman of PDP the ruling party in Rivers State, Ambassador Desmond Akawor and other party leaders hail from his local government, everything about development stops on Governor Wike’s table and the governor has his priorities.

‌Also,on August 6, the House of  Representative member representing Etche-Omuma federal constituency at the national Assembly,  Hon Ephraim Nwuzi,and a two-time former of Chairman of Etche Local Government are, has also defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Nwuzi contested under the platform of The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections and won a seat at the Federal House of Representative formally joined the Etche APC caucus meeting at the residence of the leader of APC in Etche, and was received by the former Chairman of the party Elder George Nwanjoku.

In his speech Hon Ephraim Nwuzi, promised to formally join the party (APC) with his supporters on a letter date. And promise to remain loyal to Rt Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the minister of Transportation as the Leader of APC.

Nwuke also dismissed the claims by Wike that  Amaechi was indicted by a Judicial Panel of Inquiry, said all transactions done under former Amaechi followed due process.

“That Panel found nothing on Rt. Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi.Its on record. And I am aware the those records duly certified by Justice George Omereji is there for everyone one who is willing to see. So the remarks made by the Governor on the Power sector was not back by facts and on the contrary under Amaechi’s administration there was a Procurement System put in place”.

An Amaechi loyalists,Marshal Obuzor and Obiaruko Ndukwe in their Facebook posts advised that rather continuing to argue with Governor Wike over performance between him and his former boss, Amaechi, for whom he that is better to bring the facts to the fore for the public see pass their judgement.

The achievements of the 𝐑t. 𝐇𝐨𝐧. 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐢’𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫.𝟏) 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐) 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐩𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐥𝐮 𝐎𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐨 𝐅𝐥𝐲𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫(G U.Ake ) 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝟑) 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐝. 𝟒) 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧(𝐂𝐂𝐓𝐕  𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭) 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞, 𝐀𝐥𝐮𝐮, 𝐀𝐛𝐚, R𝐮𝐤𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐰𝐮, 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐞𝐭𝐜. 𝟓) 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢 𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝. 𝟔) 𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐍𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞. 𝟕) 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐆𝐑 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝟐.𝟓 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝟖 𝐁𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲. 𝟖) 𝐃𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐤𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐚 – 𝐑𝐮𝐦𝐮𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐢 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝. 𝟗) 𝐃𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝. 𝟏𝟎) 𝐃𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐮𝐦𝐮𝐨𝐥𝐚 – 𝐑𝐮𝐦𝐮𝐨𝐤𝐰𝐮𝐭𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝. 𝟏𝟏) 𝐃𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐮𝐦𝐮𝐨𝐤𝐰𝐮𝐭𝐚 – 𝐌𝐠𝐛𝐮𝐨𝐠𝐛𝐚 – 𝐎𝐳𝐮𝐨𝐛𝐚 – 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐛𝐚 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝. 𝟏𝟐) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐢 𝐈𝐤𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐥𝐲𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫. 𝟏𝟑) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐥𝐲𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞. 𝟏𝟒) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟔𝟎 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬. 𝟏𝟓) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟓𝟎 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬. 𝟏𝟔) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟒 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬. 𝟏𝟕) 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬. 𝟏𝟖) 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬. 𝟏𝟗) 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝟑,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬. 𝟐𝟎) 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟒𝟎𝟎 M𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 D𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬. 𝟐𝟏) 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟑,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝟐𝟐) 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲(𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐕)  𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐬 𝟕𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬. 𝟐𝟑) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐠𝐮 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞. 𝟐𝟒) 𝐃𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 – 𝐎𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐢 upto Omerelu the boundary with Imo. 𝟐𝟓) 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐀 (𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐑𝐈𝐖𝐀𝐌𝐀). 𝟐𝟔) 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐮𝐦𝐮𝐨𝐤𝐨𝐫𝐨 – 𝐑𝐮𝐤𝐩𝐨𝐤𝐰𝐮 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤. 𝟐𝟕) 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐳𝐢𝐤𝐰𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 – 𝐈𝐤𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐠𝐢𝐩 𝐣𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤. 𝟐𝟖) 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐢 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐀𝐈 𝐋𝐆𝐀. 𝟐𝟗) 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚. 𝟑𝟎) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐜𝐡𝐢 – 𝐄𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞. 𝟑𝟏) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐄𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝. 𝟑𝟐) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎ld 𝐔𝐏𝐓𝐇. 𝟑𝟒) 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐩𝐚𝐫awon.

Don Kassidy, another diehard supporter of Amaechi reminded Governor Wike that was a governor par excellence. He also reeled out some of Amaechi’s projects in his facebook post.

 According to him, devePort Harcourt and  Obio-Akpor local government area alone are where Wike’s achievements are focused, Amaechi’s achievements surpassed that of Wike many times over.

“Amaechi constructed Agip, Eleme, Elelenwo-woji flyovers. Amaechi constructed Obiri-Ikwerre interchange flyover, which is like putting the whole of Garrison, Rumuokoro and Rumuoji flyovers together. His administration dualized Azikiwe- ikwerre road. He dualized Ada George road. Amaechi dualized Rumuokwuta – NTA road. Amaechi dualized Olu- Obasanjo road. Amaechi dualized market junction to Nwaja to  round about.

“Other projects Amaechi constructed include:D-line and Oroworukwu internal roads. Amaechi dualized Peter Odili road to Slaughter to Okujiagu to Rumuwoji. Amaechi dualized Slaughter to YKC. There are many more in terms of roads and flyovers that Wike government has been boasting of. 

We do not need to talk about his achievements in area of Agriculture, Health, Housing, Employment, Human Capital Development, Education and so on. 

According to them under Wike’s administration, Nigeria Bureau of Statistics,NBC,rates Rivers as having the highest unemployment rate in the 36 states of the Federation. Lets concentrate on where Wike claimed to be his area of strength. Please somebody should tell me Wike’s achievement in this 2 Local Government Area where he claimed to be concentrating on”.

Wike had in a live Television interview alleged that Amaechi wasted the resources of state and should have been in jail but not appointed a Minister of Federal republic among other allegations.