“Amaechi Is Only Hungry For Power” – FCT Minister Wike

By Ayodele Oni

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has said that his predecessor in office as  Rivers State Governor,  Rotimi Amaechi, is hungry for power and not for food.

Amaechi had served as Speaker Rivers Assembly for two terms, Governor twice and a Minister during the eight-year administration of former President Mohammadu Buhari.

Last week while commenting on the state of Nigeria during an event organised to mark his 60th birthday anniversary Amaechi said he was hungry, and so are Nigerians.

He 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.”

But speaking on Monday during a media parley, Wike carpeted Amaechi, noting that the latter was only hungry for power.

Wike: “We have time to listen to junks in Nigeria. I don’t know why a man (Amaechi) will choose his 60th birthday to tell lies to Nigerians that you’re hungry.

“He was Speaker in 1999-2007. He was a Governor too from 2007 to 2015. He also became a Minister from 2015-2023. He never spoke about hunger.

“Now they are regrouping. They are only hungry for power. It shows failure on his part. How do you trivialise issue of hunger?

“You joined Atiku and claimed you are hungry. It is just that you cannot stay out of power. Since 1999-2023, and Amaechi will stand before Nigerians and claim hunger. He was a former Governor. He couldn’t give Buhari common 25% during election. He was even DG of campaign then.

“Thank God we didn’t support PDP. He would have taken the glory. He’s in a coalition. I don’t like talking- talking. Let them form as a team, let him start from home (Rivers).

“Let’s see how he can remove the President. Is it a military coup? The term removal is synonymous to dictatorship or military coup.

“You saw what happened and what Nigerians passed through in 2015, and you’re claiming now that Nigerians are hungry.

“I’m not a liability, I’m an asset. You may not like me. I’m an asset to ensuring that President Tinubu wins second term.”