‘Amaechi Hungry For Energy, Not Meals’, Wike Slams Ex-Minister

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, concerning his current comment about starvation in Nigeria, asserting that Amaechi’s thirst was for energy and never meals.

LEADERSHIP recollects that Amaechi, who was a two-term governor of Rivers State from 2007 to 2015 earlier than being appointed Minister of Transportation by former President Muhammadu Buhari, had commented on the state of the economic system throughout an occasion marking his sixtieth birthday anniversary final week.

“We’re all hungry, all of us are. For those who’re not hungry, I’m. For us, the opposition, in order for you us to take away the person in energy, we are able to take away him from this energy.

“In Nigeria, there are not any capitalist concepts among the many politicians; it’s about sharing,” Amaechi stated.

However, reacting to the assertion throughout a media parley in Abuja on Monday, Wike stated, “We’ve got no time to hearken to nonsense in Nigeria. I don’t perceive why a person like Amaechi would select his sixtieth birthday to mislead Nigerians about being hungry.

“He was Speaker from 1999 to 2007, Governor from 2007 to 2015, and Minister from 2015 to 2023. He by no means spoke about starvation throughout these years.

“Now they’re regrouping. They’re solely hungry for energy. This reveals his failure. How are you going to trivialise the problem of starvation? He joined Atiku and claimed starvation. It’s clear he can’t keep out of energy. From 1999 to 2023, Amaechi stood earlier than Nigerians and claimed starvation. He was a former governor who couldn’t safe even 25% for Buhari throughout elections, regardless of being the marketing campaign DG.

“Thank God we didn’t help the PDP; in any other case, he would have taken the glory. He’s now in a coalition. I don’t like to speak a lot. Allow them to kind their crew and begin from dwelling in Rivers.

“Let’s see how he plans to take away the president. Is it a navy coup? The time period ‘elimination’ is synonymous with dictatorship or navy coup. Nigerians keep in mind what occurred in 2015, and now he claims Nigerians are hungry.

“I’m not a legal responsibility; I’m an asset. It’s possible you’ll dislike me, however I’m an asset in guaranteeing President Tinubu wins a second time period.”