Minister Chibuike Rotimi
Amaechi reacted to the allegation by Governor Nyesom Wike that he created a new
cult group in the state. He asked Wike to be ready to face the wrath of the law
after leaving office and ultimately the wrath of God when no constitutional
immunity could protect him.
Despite the on-going feud
between them, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state is to honour his immediate
predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi. According to a Premium Times report, Amaechi, the
minister of Transport, is number 18 among the 29 people to be honoured by the
government for their contributions to the development of the state.
It is not too clear if
Amaechi would attend the event mapped out as part of the 50th anniversary of
the creation of the state. His spokesperson, David Iyofor, said he was not
aware of this.
Former President Goodluck
Jonathan, Yakubu Gowon, and the late activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, are part of those
to be honoured on May 29, according to the report. The political war between
Wike and Amaechi started once the former was appointed minister of Education
under former President Goodluck Jonathan.
Wike, a former Chief of
Staff to Amaechi, was said to have been pursuing his bid to replace Amaechi as
governor, but the latter had his own plan. This disagreement brought tension to
the state. Rivers has remained so almost two years after the election with many
political leaders assassinated.
Wike accused Amaechi of
inaugurating a new cult group with the aim of creating security crisis in the
state ahead of 2019 general elections. On Monday, May 22, the governor asked
the security agencies to call the minister to order just as he vowed that the
group would be resisted by the law-abiding people of the state.
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