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Gov Wike, Amaechi in fresh quarrel over new cult group

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Gov Wike, Amaechi in fresh quarrel over new cult group

The series of fights between Governor Nyesome Wike and his predecessor, who is the current minister for Transport, Rotimi Amaechi seems to know no end.

After series of accusations, Wike had recently alleged that the huge sums of cash recovered by the EFCC at an apartment in Ikoyi Lagos was hidden there by Amaechi.

Even after the director of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) Ayodele Oke said the funds belongs to his agency, Wike still insisted that it was a cover-up.

This time around, Wike has accused Amaechi of being behind a new cult group in the state, with the sole aim of destabilizing the security situation in the state, and make him (Wike) look incompetent.

However, Amaechi dismissed Wike’s claim, stating that the governor has continued to display an “exclusive and uncommon strand of gubernatorial madness”.

Wike who made the claim while Commissioning the Kpopie-Bodo Road in Gokana Local Government Area, said the cult group, by the name Rivers cult group is well spread with cells in all the 23 local government areas of the state.

He therefore called on security agencies to investigate the group, and their sponsors with a view to stemming any ugly development, or breakdown of law.

He said, “Let me alert Nigerians. I am only informing Nigerians and security agencies of the crime against Rivers State by the past governor. We have successfully concluded the state amnesty programme for cultists in the state, but the former governor has set up another cult group.

“I am shouting for the security agencies to hear us. Let heaven hear us. Let nobody allow his son to be used. No amount of cult recruitment can intimidate us. I am calling on the security agencies to call the former governor to order”, Wike said.

Replying, Amaechi while denying the accusation, said it was Wke’s way of diverting attention from his earlier allegations that he allegedly hid the 43 million dollars recovered at the Ikoyi apartment.

Amaechi lamented that it was unfortunate Wike who had been unable to establish that he owned the apartment where the money was found had now come up with another allegation.

A statement from Amaechi’s media office read in part: “the governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike continued to display unabated, his exclusive and uncommon strand of gubernatorial madness when he attempted to link his mentor, benefactor and predecessor Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, as a sponsor of cultists in Rivers State. And as usual, Wike did not provide any shred of evidence to prove his claims.

“We know that Wike craves attention and always wants to be seen in the media to be “exposing and fighting” Amaechi.

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“However, we will burst his bubble this time and will not indulge him or dignify his crass stupidity. If he has any sense, Wike ought to know by now that no one takes him seriously anymore, especially whenever he makes those cooked-up vile, malicious allegations against the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.

“This his new concocted story is not any different from the previous numerous false allegations he has made against Amaechi.

“Again, Wike’s new cult fabrication against Amaechi fits into Wike’s style and pattern of distraction and obfuscation- tell a lie to distract, and then tell another lie and another lie to distract our attention from the previous lie, creating an endless web of lies, confusion and deception. Same pattern of telling blatant lies with no proof or intention to prove his claims. Sadly, this is the kind of irresponsible, reckless, disgraceful garrulous, scallywag conman that presides over the affairs of Rivers State.

“Wike wants us to forget that only recently, he made an allegation that the over $43million found in an Ikoyi apartment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were stolen Rivers State funds kept in the apartment by Amaechi. Wike had also lied that the luxury Ikoyi apartment belonged to Amaechi.

“But we won’t forget. We remember vividly that on the night of Friday, April 14, during his hurriedly arranged shambolic press briefing, Wike had threatened the President Buhari administration with fire and brimstone, vowing the mother-of-all legal action against the Federal government if the over $43million was not given to him within seven days. His 7-day ultimatum had long expired, yet no action, whether legal or otherwise by Wike to prove his malicious allegations and claim to the money.

“On Friday, May 6, when another opportunity was opened for Wike to prove his frivolous allegations against Amaechi and claim the money before Justice Muslim Hassan of the Federal High Court, Lagos; neither Wike nor his lawyers were anywhere near the court to claim the money. Again, another no show.

“Nyesom Wike, also used his lackeys and minions like former President Goodluck Jonathan campaigner, Femi Fani-Kayode, Lere Olayinka (an aide to Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State) and one Senator George Sekibo who, like a clown, foolishly blew a whistle on the floor of the senate to push his (Wike’s) false, malicious narrative of Amaechi’s ownership of the Ikoyi money. Nigerians are sick and tired of Governor Wike’s shameful spectacles, his nuisance value of wanting to entertain us regularly, with different frivolous stories about Amaechi.

“This fresh attempt by Wike to distract Nigerians from his earlier false, politically motivated allegations against Amaechi on the over $43million Ikoyi money, will not fly.

“We will continue to remind Wike and insist that he must go to court, like he vowed (as he goes, he can also take his minions and lackeys with him), to prove his frivolous claims that the over $43million Ikoyi money and luxury apartment belongs to Amaechi and were stolen from Rivers State by Amaechi; or be ready to face the wrath of the law at the appropriate time (constitutional immunity for governors is not for life) the wrath of the people and ultimately the wrath of God, which no constitutional immunity can protect him from,” the statement concluded.

 

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  1. Abeni Adebisi

    May 24, 2017 at 10:18 am

    We don’t need explanation about who’s behind the cult group in Rivers, as the governor, it is part of his not to maintain peace and order in his state. I don’t care how he wants to do it, he should stop the cult or kill them if need be.

    • Anita Kingsley

      May 24, 2017 at 10:22 am

      I don’t really understand the typ of satisfaction Wike he’s deriving from attributing every bad luck in the state to Amaechi. Amaechi has served as a governor in the state, he didn’t blame anyone for his inadequacy like Wike. How did Wike get into power sef?

    • seyi jelili

      May 25, 2017 at 6:03 am

      He needs to explain so he can tell us the sponsor of these cultists, after all he granted amnesty to some of them few months ago.

  2. Animashaun Ayodeji

    May 24, 2017 at 10:29 am

    It will be best if we can all ignore Wike and Amaechi’s artificial fight. They cannot keep toying with out brains and we’d keep looking like mumu. these are men who know what to do at the right time. If Wike likes he should not attend to the state’s security or call on Amaechi to do it for him.

  3. Balarabe musa

    May 24, 2017 at 6:04 pm

    Wike is known for his inconsequential nonsense, he talks without proof and facts, he is a rogue and he is not fit to be the governor of the state

    • yanju omotodun

      May 25, 2017 at 4:35 am

      So is it Amaechi that is fit to be the governor? Forget your thrash, Amaechi is a corrupt man and evil man too, truly he sponsors cultism in order to use them for ulterior motives especially election. Wike hasn’t lied because as a youth Corper then in Rivers during Amaechi regime, I witnessed him liasing with guys of a community, how he gave them guns, and money to rig election in 2015.

      • seyi jelili

        May 25, 2017 at 6:04 am

        Hahaha ,if I were Amaechi, I will sue you for this mallicious allegations, stop lying. Everyone knows that Wike is the kingpin of cultists in River state

  4. Oise Oikelomen

    May 25, 2017 at 2:24 pm

    I think Amaechi’s media guy is justifying his pay. I like the way he finished Wike.

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