Amaechi: I gave Wike contracts but he failed to execute them

Rotimi Amaechi, former Rivers state governor and minister of transportation, says he has evidence to prove that Nyesom Wike, his successor, is corrupt.

Speaking at an APC rally in Rumueme, Obio/Akpor local government area of the state, Amaechi alleged that Wike lacks the political will and capacity to govern the state and accused him of failing to execute some contracts awarded to him.

“Wike lacks capacity to govern. Somebody who just knows how to steal money is a bushman. Wike said I am corrupt. He should bring evidence to show. I will bring evidence to show that Wike is corrupt,” he said.

“Wike did the Rukpoku/ Eneka road during my tenure; he did not complete it. I gave Wike the contracts to do all the roads around Aristle House (a hotel in GRA) but he failed to do them. I gave him 14 schools to give to Obio/Akpor people; he stole them, he lacks character.”

Amaechi condemned the high level of insecurity in the state, saying the federal government might be forced to intervene.

“When I was the governor, one thing that I kept thinking of was how to chase these criminals away but under Nyesom Wike, he meets with them. If Wike does not secure you people, the federal government will secure you,” he said.

“If he doesn’t want to be ignored he should go and secure you people because federal government will no longer tolerate these killings in Rivers state.”

Amaechi told the people to come out en masse and vote for the party in Saturday’s rerun election.

“Saturday is your day, come out and vote. They will no longer have the police they had; they will no longer have the army they had. We pray that INEC should be neutral; your job is to match out and vote for APC , we will not write results like Nyesom Wike , so go back to your wards and do door-to-door.”