Wike Betrayed Me-Amaechi

Wike betrayed me, I personally
submitted his name to President
Jonathan for ministerial
appointment – Amaechi
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has
said that the Minister of State for Education, Mr.
Nyesom Wike, betrayed him despite helping him
secure a Ministerial appointment.
Wike, who also hails from the same community
as the governor, was Amaechi’s former Chief of
Staff.
However, both men have been at loggerheads on
issue bordering on the 2015 elections, with Wike
supporting the presidency against his former
boss.
Amaechi spoke on Saturday during a church
service to mark the 60th birthday of the former
President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Chief
O.C.J. Okocha, at the Emmanuel Anglican Church
in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
Reacting to questions by the officiating priest, the
Bishop of Anglican Communion, Niger Delta
Diocese, Archbishop Ignatius Kattey, the governor
regretted that most of the individuals he helped
attained high positions had turned against him.
They include Wike and the former Deputy Speaker
of the House of Representatives, Chief Austin
Okpara.
His words, “This will be the first time
I will be talking about my former
Chief of Staff in public. My former
Chief of Staff is too small for me to talk about. I
don’t want to discuss him and I have never done
that before. Today will be my first and last day.
“There are men with character and there are men
without character. I don’t believe that money can
solve all problems and I don’t worship money.
“My greatest fear is that where am I going after
here on earth? Let me also tell you that I have
been betrayed several times in politics and
majority of those who betrayed me are from my
Ikwerre ethnic group.
Continuing, he recalled how the people of Ikwerre
cried of marginalizationbefore he assumed
office.
“Before I became a Speaker, can we look back at
Ikwerre history? We were crying; we wanted
governor, we wanted this and that. The last
ministerial appointment was Chief Emmanuel
Aguma, a long time ago, and that was the last
Ikwerre Ministerial appointment.”
Ameachi lamented that despite his support and
friendship, Opara left him in the cold when he
needed him most.
Speaking further, “Again, you can ask Mr.
President, I submitted his name (Nyesom Wike)
as minister. Where is he now? I, Chibuike Rotimi
Amaechi, submitted his name as minister to
President Jonathan. But where is he now? You
must have character, you must be known for
something,” he said.