has insisted that he doesn't care if his
predecessor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi is appointed as
a minister or not.
The reason he made this statement was because
of the claims by the All Progressives Congress
that he was orchestrating a protest against
Amaechi's likely appointment as a minister.
Speaking through his Special Adviser on Media
and Publicity, Opunabo Inko-Tariah, in Port
Harcourt, on Monday, the governor described the
claim that he was working against Amaechi's
likely appointment as ridiculous.
He said:
"It is not only spurious, but fatuous and
malicious. Governor Wike has no cause to
orchestrate a protest against the
appointment of Rotimi Amaechi.
"Let me reiterate for the umpteenth time
that the governor has no nexus with the
appointment of Amaechi or otherwise. It is
the right of the President to appoint
anybody of his choice provided such an
appointment is in sync with the relevant
laws.
"The appointment of Amaechi will
definitely have no bearing on the
governance of Rivers State. There are
crucial issues the governor is more
concerned with which are issues of the
state and not trifles like the appointment
of Amaechi.
"It is apparent that the APC in Rivers State
has exhausted its basket of lies and barren
propaganda but still wants to be heard or
noticed despite its waned popularity in the
state," Wike said.
"Governor Wike's concern now is to clear
the rubbish Amaechi left behind in his
eight years of maladministration that
impoverished the state and the people.
"Therefore, if the APC is dispensing such
unfounded falsehood as a stratagem, it
has failed. Or, is the APC distraught that
Amaechi might not scale through the
screening because of his antecedents?
"If that is the problem, it (APC) should
think of how to sort it out and not spread
falsehood to gain sympathy. Governor
Wike is not interested in Amaechi's matter
because it is inconsequential," he added.
Punch
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