I Can’t Descend To Wike’s Level – Amaechi
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by our Correspondent
Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi
The former governor of Rivers State and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, has said he will not descend to the level of Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, by exchanging words with him.
Speaking on Arise TV “The Morning Show” on Thursday, March 11and monitored by media houses, Amaechi said he did not want to discuss about Wike whom he has surpassed on all levels.
He also spoke on the benefits of the Eastern Rail Corridor, said “The overriding desire of government is to create jobs in the rail sector”.
It was earlier reported in the media that Wike had berated the Federal Government for commencing a narrow gauge rail line from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri at a time the rest of the world was building standard gauge railway.
Reacting to Governor Wike’s allegation that his projects are politically motivated, Amaechi said, “I don’t think I want to address the issue of the governor, I have made my point and I have moved on.”
“He was my staff, I can’t bring myself low. I was a governor, I was also a speaker, I’m a minister. I was two-term chairman of governors’ forum. The same when I was a speaker. Why should I be discussing him?”
The minister also denied calling Wike a drunk.
He said; “I only say that I don’t make statements under the influence of alcohol. Some people are attaching meaning to what I say.”
