The Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has insisted
that he doesn't care if his predecessor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi is appointed
as a minister or not.
The reason he made this statement was because of the claims
by the All Progressives Congress that he was orchestrating a protest against
Amaechi’s likely appointment as a minister.
Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,
Opunabo Inko-Tariah, in Port Harcourt, on Monday, the governor described the
claim that he was working against Amaechi’s likely appointment as ridiculous.
He said:
He said:
“It is not only spurious, but fatuous and malicious.
Governor Wike has no cause to orchestrate a protest against the appointment of
Rotimi Amaechi.
“Let me reiterate for the umpteenth time that the governor
has no nexus with the appointment of Amaechi or otherwise. It is the right of
the President to appoint anybody of his choice provided such an appointment is
in sync with the relevant laws.
“The appointment of Amaechi will definitely have no bearing
on the governance of Rivers State. There are crucial issues the governor is
more concerned with which are issues of the state and not trifles like the
appointment of Amaechi.
“It is apparent that the APC in Rivers State has exhausted
its basket of lies and barren propaganda but still wants to be heard or noticed
despite its waned popularity in the state,” Wike said.
“Governor Wike’s concern now is to clear the rubbish Amaechi
left behind in his eight years of maladministration that impoverished the state
and the people.
“Therefore, if the APC is dispensing such unfounded
falsehood as a stratagem, it has failed. Or, is the APC distraught that Amaechi
might not scale through the screening because of his antecedents?
“If that is the problem, it (APC) should think of how to
sort it out and not spread falsehood to gain sympathy. Governor Wike is not
interested in Amaechi’s matter because it is inconsequential,” he added.
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