Rivers crisis: APC chieftain dismises Wike’s allegation against Amaechi

A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze has dismissed as fabrication of falsehood, the claim by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike that former Rivers Governor, Chibuike Amaechi plotted crisis in the state when he held sway as Minister of Transportation under the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari.

According to Wike, Amaechi actively worked with the Federal Government to make Rivers State ungovernable during his tenure as governor.

Wike described a turbulent period in which he was assigned 12 Commissioners of Police within just three months, suggesting deliberate efforts to destabilize his administration.

He further alleged that his security was withdrawn at 11:30 pm, a move he claimed was unprecedented for any sitting governor.

Wike added that while he stayed back in Rivers to manage the crisis, Amaechi remained in Abuja, detached from the turmoil unfolding in the state.

Reacting through a statement made available to DAILY POST, Eze described the FCT minister as a serial betrayer and unrepentant liar.

“He represents the reality of a massively corrupt, totally dishonest, characteristically unstable, dangerously inept and failed leadership the country grapples with,” Eze said.

Eze described Amaechi as a distinct specie of politician not given to violence and never supporting events that create atmosphere of insecurity in a bid to curry political relevance unlike Wike, who he said perpetrated crisis and instigated the destruction of communities during his own administration as governor, using non-state actors.

Eze said, “During the 2015 election, it is public knowledge the heinous crimes committed against humanity at the behest of the FCT minister sitting as governor.

“People were slaughtered freely, families lost loved ones, it was a bazaar of bloodbaths and to this day, the scar losses and agony deaths of husbands and fathers with promising futures resides perpetually in the hearts of those who were forced into widowhood and orphanages to drive home the ambition of Wike.

“The records of how he used Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu, the infamous Rivers Police Commissioner whom he later deserted and left to rot in his foolishness, to cause havoc in Rivers State and make the environment ungovernable are there already placed before the world.

“The facts of how he used, unceremoniously, five Members of the State House of Assembly to attempt to impeach Governor Amaechi, contrary to the Constitution of Nigeria, are there for any to read.

“As minister, Amaechi made efforts to ensure the money was released to Wike, who in turn looted the entire funds and shared the remainder in his usual spendthrift, to various states to further his useless presidential ambition.”