Politics
Amaechi must face panel, says Wike
The Rivers State governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has told his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, that it was necessary for him to appear before the judicial commission of inquiry set up in the state to defend himself on certain issues concerning how the state was run under him.
The governor, who spoke on Sunday through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Opunabo Inko-Tariah, was reacting to Amaechi declaration on Saturday that he would not appear before the Justice George Omereji panel of inquiry.
Amaechi had hinged his refusal to appear before the commission on what he described as non-compliance with the laws setting up an administrative panel.
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Wike, however, faulted the claim of the ex-governor saying he had been put to shame by a court pronouncement that nothing was wrong with the setting up of the commission to probe the immediate past administration.
“It is laughable that Amaechi will call a panel that has already been declared lawful by a court of law illegal. This means as of when he questioned its proprietary in court, he thought the court will declare it illegal but was shamed.
“This is no media trial and the government (Rivers) will not be embroiled in any war of attrition. He (Amaechi) should go and defend himself just like Dr. Peter Odili did during the Kayode Esho’s panel,” Wike said.
The judicial commission of enquiry was set up by Wike to probe the sale of state’s assets and other issues under Amaechi.
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