The immediate past minister of transportation and former governor of the state, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has characterised the current state governor, Nyesom Wike, as a drunk who allegedly spends N50 million on alcohol every week and should not be allowed a third term through his stooge in support of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Rivers State.
In the Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni local government area of the State, where he met with the Oba of Ogba land, Eze Chukwumela Nnam Obi II, and paid visits to the residents of Omoku, Ndoni, Egbema, and Obrikom, where he also met with Eze Osoh, the Usomini of Obrikom, Amaechi made this claim on Tuesday.
Amaechi said that Wike was shortchanging the people of Rivers and squandering state resources by spending nearly as much on alcohol in two weeks as he did to construct one basic school throughout his tenure as governor.
He stated: “The person Wike buys alcohol from, said Wike spends 50million naira every week on alcohol. The primary schools we built is 112 million naira, it means that in two weeks Wike has drank one primary school. When Wike talks, it is alcohol that is talking. And he’s so shameless about it. Wike told the whole world on live TV that he was drinking a very expensive 40-year-old whiskey, in the morning.
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“We are asking INEC to be neutral. The people have rejected Wike and his government. Every street I went to, people were jumping on top of me shouting. They were remembering that I built five flyovers, I did not dance. We employed 400 new doctors, bought cars for 600 doctors, bought ambulances for all the health centres. We went round primary schools to see what’s going on, and discovered there were no teachers, so we hired 13,200 teachers. By the time I left as Governor, there was a contractor in every school to maintain the school. Where are the schools that he (Wike) built?,” Amaechi asked.
Amaechi explained to the locals why Tonye Cole was the greatest candidate for governor and should be chosen in the March 18 election during separate visits to the areas.
“Compare Tonye with the other man, then evaluate Wike’s administration against ours. Did Wike do schools, did he do electricity? We handled your healthcare. Why won’t you invest in Tonye Cole when you know that he is a businessman who has transitioned into politics. Vote now; this is your chance. Everything will change once we win. He promised to reinstate the free education.
