Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja and Blessing Ibunge in Port Harcourt
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has launched an attack on his predecessor and former Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, saying his candidacy as presidential running mate to Atiku Abubakar on the platform of African Democratic Congress (ADC) is of no benefit to the people of Rivers State.
Delivering the attack at a media chat in Abuja, yesterday, Wike alleged that Amaechi was a political liability with no electoral value in Rivers State or the wider South-south region.
Wike insisted that the Rivers electorate would not be cajoled by Amaechi’s vice presidential ambition, saying never in the history of Rivers State, from 1999, has the state enjoyed the type of attention it is now enjoying under President Bola Tinubu.
He highlighted major infrastructure developments in Rivers State, such as the Bonny Road project, saying the state has received unprecedented federal attention under the current political dispensation compared to previous administrations.
