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Nigeria's Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, has launched a verbal attack on Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike for accusing him of corruption.
The duo have been enmeshed in a war of words which is fought regularly on the pages of newspapers.
Wike had accused Amaechi of stealing N82 million to host Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka.
Amaechi who responded in a statement, urged Wike to go to court and charge him if he has any case of fraud or misappropriation of state funds against him, instead of resorting to what he described as media trial.
“Wike must stop these silly distractions. Rivers people are not interested in his lies and witch-hunt. Rather, Rivers people want to know what will happen to their children that he stopped and cancelled the funding of their scholarships abroad. Rivers people want to know why the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA), an agency setup by law is no longer functioning under Wike?
“Why, instead of quality education, a standard set by his predecessor, under Wike, grasses and weeds have taken over the beautiful schools built by Amaechi?
“Rivers people want to know why the standard health facilities and services put in place by the Amaechi administration are rotting away, not this petty rambling. Rivers people want to know why the Wike government does not care about the security of their lives and property, as violence and other criminal activities have taken over.”
Rivers people want to know why it feels as if there is no government in Rivers State, and this is in spite of the billions of naira that has accrued to the Wike administration and the tens of billions of naira borrowed.”
The statement warned Wike against dragging the names of respected Nigerians who have made the country proud globally and who are internationally known to be honest and forthright, such as Prof Soyinka into his unbridled, unashamed and ill-advised attack of his former boss and benefactor.
The duo have been enmeshed in a war of words which is fought regularly on the pages of newspapers.
Wike had accused Amaechi of stealing N82 million to host Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka.
Amaechi who responded in a statement, urged Wike to go to court and charge him if he has any case of fraud or misappropriation of state funds against him, instead of resorting to what he described as media trial.
“Wike must stop these silly distractions. Rivers people are not interested in his lies and witch-hunt. Rather, Rivers people want to know what will happen to their children that he stopped and cancelled the funding of their scholarships abroad. Rivers people want to know why the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA), an agency setup by law is no longer functioning under Wike?
“Why, instead of quality education, a standard set by his predecessor, under Wike, grasses and weeds have taken over the beautiful schools built by Amaechi?
“Rivers people want to know why the standard health facilities and services put in place by the Amaechi administration are rotting away, not this petty rambling. Rivers people want to know why the Wike government does not care about the security of their lives and property, as violence and other criminal activities have taken over.”
Rivers people want to know why it feels as if there is no government in Rivers State, and this is in spite of the billions of naira that has accrued to the Wike administration and the tens of billions of naira borrowed.”
The statement warned Wike against dragging the names of respected Nigerians who have made the country proud globally and who are internationally known to be honest and forthright, such as Prof Soyinka into his unbridled, unashamed and ill-advised attack of his former boss and benefactor.
