Rita Odafe
Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, a former Governor of Rivers State and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has strongly criticized Governor Nyesom Wike. According to Leadership Newspaper, Amaechi accused Wike of spending an exorbitant amount of State funds on alcohol – N50million every week – and not doing enough to improve the lives of Rivers people. Amaechi made these comments while campaigning for the APC candidate, Tonye Cole, in Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni local government area of the State.
Amaechi noted that the amount Wike spends on alcohol in two weeks is almost equivalent to the amount he (Amaechi) spent to build one primary school when he served as governor. He also pointed out that Wike had not done much to improve the lives of Rivers people, such as building schools or providing electricity. Amaechi then urged the people to vote for Tonye Cole, claiming that under his leadership, free education would be brought back and things would change for the better.
The former Minister of Transportation also visited Iloabuchi in Port Harcourt, where the business people assured him of their votes for Tonye Cole and the APC. They said they knew Amaechi was a tested leader and that Tonye Cole would not disappoint them.
