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•Slams INEC chair, Yakubu, compares him to Maurice Iwu

•Says current government doesn’t respect the law

•Urges Tinubu to for savings from subsidy removal

Ex-Governor of Rivers state, RotimiAmaechi, yesterday took a swipe at the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), NyesomWike, implying that they are not on the same level and that he won’t exchange words with ‘children’.

Despite holding back consistently from talking politics or mentioning Wike, under pressure during an interview on Arise Television, Amaechi stated that as someone who hired Wike as chief of staff, he could not trade insults with him in public.

Earlier, launching a scathing attack on his long-time rival and predecessor, Wike had dismissed Amaechi’s widely circulated remark, “We’re all hungry”, made during his 60th birthday celebration last week, claiming the former Rivers governor is not hungry for food, but for political relevance.

But Amaechi also disputed Wike’s imputation that he was instrumental to him (Amaechi) becoming governor, stressing that God, former Governor Peter Odili, the judiciary and the Rivers state people were responsible for his election.

He urged journalists to press Wike on how he contributed to him becoming governor, even though he refused to mention the FCT minister’s name throughout the conversation. “I was once his boss. Whether he likes it or not. I hired him. I could have said no,” he added.

Amaechi also stated that he made Wike his chief of staff so as to be able to supervise him closely, despite pressure to make him a commissioner of finance, noting that it’s Wike that never acknowledged that anyone ever helped him.

“I wanted him as chief of staff so I could supervise him. I didn’t offer him commissioner for finance. You see, I’m saying this because I don’t want to issues with children. You know, he made himself chief of staff. He made himself governor. He made himself minister. He made himself local government chairman’, he said mockingly.

While pointing to the lack of ‘maturity’ in Wike’s conversations, he noted that politicians no longer care about their family names, reason they behave without thinking about the implications.

He argued that he (Amaechi) built several flyovers as governor without making any noise, expressing surprise about the media attention on the flyovers built by Wike in Rivers.

The former minister also expressed disgust over the abandonment and destruction of the projects he completed, stressing that it distresses him each time he sees the projects he built being vandalised.

Amaechi also threw jabs at the current Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), MahmoodYakubu, comparing him to the discredited one-time INEC head, Prof. Maurice Iwu.

“The current chairman of INEC, if he was the chairman of INEC in 2015, we would not have won. That’s an important point. May God bless (Attahiru) Jega. It’s a very interesting point. Because the ground rules were clear. The current chairman of INEC can only be compared to Iwu.

“When we were to APC, Jega opened the door and we complied with the registration requirements. He got APC ed. The current man, if you comply with all these, he would not you. Already INEC is biased.

“So, the only thing I can tell you now is that looking at the way Nigeria has run the election, even the option A4 led us forward. At least a lot of transparency. You were sure of what was going on. Then we came back to meet people like Iwu and others and the current one and things got worse.

“So, you don’t know whether to say we are progressing or we are regressing…There’s a state capture using the electoral institution as a machine,” he added.

Describing Jega as a man of conscience, he argued that the current INEC chairman has already said that he’s not ing new parties.

“Already he (Yakubu) is stopping parties from being ed. Already, INEC has taken sides. INEC is no longer the umpire,” he added.

Amaechi also accused the Bola Tinubu istration of not obeying the rule of law, and that the judiciary was losing its respect.

“One funny thing about the current government is that they don’t even obey laws. They don’t obey the constitution. They’re not allowing the opposition to political parties. I was 34 when I became Speaker. The process was a bit more transparent than you have now,” he emphasised.

Amaechi also reiterated his opposition to the suspension of the elected Governor of Rivers state, SiminalayiFubara, arguing that the constitution does not give the president the power to suspend any governor.

Besides, the former Rivers governor called for ability in the spending of the savings from fuel and electricity subsidies.

“The president removed the subsidy. Where is the money? The president removed the subsidy on electricity. It got to a point where oil subsidies got to N8 trillion. If we deploy N8 trillion into this economy now, it will feel the impact.

“Let me also tell you, do we need the coastal road in the manner that it was awarded? Yes, the south-south needs the road. But fix the east-west road. I don’t know how many trillions. If we deploy that money to the economy, it will change our lives. Who is collecting that money? The president needs to tell us,” he maintained.

https://www.thisdaylive.com/2025/06/04/amaechi-to-wike-i-dont-respond-to-children-you-were-my-employee/

Amaechi is class above the ill mannered Wike.

There is a difference between employee and appointee

Amaechi has a big ego

Truth is as far as Rivers State politics is concerned Wike has more say, more clout and more relevance

aribisala0:
There is a difference between employee and appointee

Amaechi has a big ego

Truth is as far as Rivers State politics is concerned Wike has more say, more clout and more relevance

That's because Nigeria is a lawless country. The judiciary is for the highest bidder.

SusanOpeyemi:
Amaechi is class above the ill mannered Wike.

Amechi is sneaky and two faced...

Wike is direct,brash and blunt.

Both are politicians...not to be trusted!

Wike was his appointee and not employee ...

But there was more between both parties than meet the eyes. Same with Wike and Sim Fubara

SusanOpeyemi:
That's because Nigeria is a lawless country. The judiciary is for the highest bidder.

I have no clue what you are talking about
What has judiciary got to do with Wike and Amaechi

brain54:


Amechi is two faced...

Wike is blunt!

Just like after saying before the PDP presidential primary election that he will whoever emerged as the party's candidate, only to later reneged on his word.

aribisala0:
I have no clue what you are talking about
What has judiciary got to do with Wike and Amaechi

You and I know who is using the judiciary to aid his rascality.

brain54:


Amechi is sneaky and two faced...

Wike is direct,brash and blunt.

Both are politicians...not to be trusted!

Nah! Wike is triple faced, he is like a three men trying to stand in pairs.

SusanOpeyemi:
Just like after saying before the PDP presidential primary election that he will whoever emerged as the party's candidate, only to later reneged on his word.

Sure...

He changed his mind for whatever reason. But he was direct about it. And you knew his stance.

With some other politicians they would just work underground to frustrate the efforts!

Hardworking and shrewd employees do become 'Oga' someday. As it stands Wike is more relevant than Amaechi in politics, even in Rivers state.

Employee that is now bigger than the employer...

Employee that was on ground fighting for you to regain your mandate when you fled to Ghana....

Employee that gave Jagaban "victory" in Rivers State.... Something you never did for Buhari twice ...

phorget:



Nah! Wike is triple faced, he is like a three men trying to stand in pairs.

Okay o...

That's your opinion though.

Politicians have selfish interests that can change overtime.

I feel with wike you always know where you stand with him though!

SusanOpeyemi:
Amaechi is class above the ill mannered Wike.

It's that Lere not Wike. That guy wants to respond to literally everything concerning Wike even on trivial issues and ends up hitting the polity. Not everything you respond to

SusanOpeyemi:
Amaechi is class above the ill mannered Wike.

They are both the same.

Your employee became your boss a long time ago.

SusanOpeyemi:
You and I know who is using the judiciary to aid his rascality.

You know what you know and I know what I know


What has rascality got to do with Wike and Amaechi specifically

I said one thing and you just introduce an irrelevant and tangential thing

What is rascality. You are being emotional

What I said is that in Rivers State Wike is more influential than Amaechi .

Amaechi could not deliver Rivers to APC in 2015 but Wike did in 2023

Wike 2 Amaechi 0

Both talk anyhow, both cannot manage people under them or keep them in check, both are hardworking, one can deliver votes.

Mabuggi88:

It's that Lere not Wike. That guy wants to respond to literally everything concerning Wike

He is a busy body.

Wike WhatsApp group leave the thread

Amaechi is gradually becoming the newest favorite of "those people". Like Obi, Natasha, Fubara before him.

And that's the truth ---++ see maturity


Amaechi Is a pure Igbo man

D

brain54:


Amechi is sneaky and two faced...

Wike is direct,brash and blunt.

Both are politicians...not to be trusted!

Apt

Ameachi is not intelligent not to know the difference between appointee and employee.

Wike worked for Rivers state and not Ameachi since Ameachi is not the government of Rivers state

Wike has been winning while Amaechi has been losing. If i be politician, I’ll rather align with Wike than align with Amaechi who has now become a perennial loser like his master Atiku.

This is what we call, below-the-belt death blow.

"I get am before" no be property.

Lol...

Na the person wey fit Obio-Akpor Hitler be this

Bobloco:
•Slams INEC chair, Yakubu, compares him to Maurice Iwu

•Says current government doesn’t respect the law

•Urges Tinubu to for savings from subsidy removal



https://www.thisdaylive.com/2025/06/04/amaechi-to-wike-i-dont-respond-to-children-you-were-my-employee/

Is this really true that INEC is no ing new parties...this is interesting and should be looked into...and should be escalated to the international community like NATASHA DID COS THAT SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY THING THAT PUTS FEAR IN THIS COUNTRY.