Governor Nyesom Wike has claimed that helped his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi to become Governor of Rivers state.
Wike who served as Chief of Staff during Amaechi's tenure, made the disclosure during an interview with BBC pidgin on Friday March 19.
The Rivers state Governor stated in the interview that he wonders how someone he made Governor will turn around to call him an employee.
He said;
“Amaechi and I were in the same party, and in politics, everybody has his own ambition. He had his ambition to be governor, and at the time, I didn’t. So, we fought and supported him to be governor.
“Now he’s in APC, and also you don’t expect me as a PDP character to assist what he does.
“I turned into the one God used to make Amaechi governor. I can even come up with a tape from what he stated inside the church; that once God, I’m subsequent. But when he turned into speaking the alternative day, pronouncing I became his body of workers, his employee, I stated no hassle.
“We all sat to make you governor, and I turned into the only who championed it. How do you call a person who made you governor an employee? When he have become governor, he asked me; how are we going to run this government, and he offered me to be commissioner of finance, however I said no, permit me be in the leader of team of workers workplace.
“That time I made him governor, I had electricity to choose. People know on this nation.
"With his APC, did they even score 25 percentage here all through the 2015 and 2019 elections? His group of workers stopped him from prevailing Rivers for his presidential candidate? Stopped him from prevailing the governorship election for his candidate? Not even a senatorial seat?
“Well, we've got exceeded that. He said over his useless frame will I be governor, now I am seeking out that useless body. I have been governor for eight years now. In 2015 when I received, they said PDP become in strength, however I additionally received once more in 2019 when APC changed into in strength.”
Wike also accused his predecessor of mismanaging the kingdom price range whilst he become governor. He reiterated that Ameachi allegedly sold the country’s fuel turbine for $308,000 and left his government with $208,000.
The Governor said;
“See the monorail, just 1.5 kilometre, they stated they spent N54 billion. I am now not pronouncing every body is corrupt, but simply see these kinds of monies we've referred to."
Govnor Rotimi Amaechi."
See the interview below.
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