- I am not a liability to Tinubu; I am an asset.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has taken a strong swipe at former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over a controversial comment he made during his 60th birthday celebration. Wike accused Amaechi of being power-hungry rather than genuinely concerned about the economic challenges faced by Nigerians.
Amaechi, had said: “We’re all hungry, all of us are. If you’re not hungry, I am. For us, the opposition, if you want us to remove the man in power, we can remove him from this power. In Nigeria, there are no capitalist ideas among the politicians; it’s about sharing.”
“We have no time to listen to nonsense in Nigeria. I don’t understand
why a man like Amaechi would choose his 60th birthday to lie to Nigerians about
being hungry." Wike said
“He was Speaker from 1999
to 2007, Governor from 2007 to 2015, and Minister from 2015 to 2023. He never
spoke about hunger during those years.
“Now they are regrouping.
They are only hungry for power. This shows his failure. How can you trivialise
the issue of hunger? He joined Atiku and claimed hunger. It is clear he cannot
stay out of power. From 1999 to 2023, Amaechi stood before Nigerians and
claimed hunger. He was a former governor who couldn’t secure even 25% for
Buhari during elections, despite being the campaign DG."
Touching on Rivers State politics, Wike hinted at internal tensions, saying:
“Thank God we did not
support the PDP; otherwise, he would have taken the glory. He is now in a
coalition. I don’t like to talk much. Let them form their team and start from
home in Rivers."
“Let’s see how he plans
to remove the president. Is it a military coup? The term ‘removal’ is
synonymous with dictatorship or military coup. Nigerians remember what happened
in 2015, and now he claims Nigerians are hungry."
“I am not a liability; I am an asset. You may dislike me, but I am an asset in ensuring President Tinubu wins a second term.”
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