Former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that
the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike passed through
him.
Amaechi,
who said he doesn’t like to mention Wike’s name, noted that the FCT Minister
passed through him when he was governor of the state.
Speaking
with Ebere TV, the former Minister of Transportation, said Wike was his Chief
of Staff as governor.
He
said: “When I became governor, Wike became Chief of Staff – but, I don’t like
calling his name. Name any Rivers politician that didn’t pass through me.
“I
joined politics at the age of 22 and there were two camps – Rufus George camp,
poor and broke; we hardly had food to eat – Abule’s camp which was very rich
and everybody was rushing to him.
“But
those of us who bothered about character, because my father taught me
character, stood with Rufus without knowing if we will win or not.
“And
at the end of the day, God delivered us and we became government. He became
governor and I became Special Assistant.
“The
same thing with Odili, he didn’t have money but we stood with him because it’s
about character. The crop of politicians then are different from what we have
now.
“For
anybody who passed through me, the first thing you learn is about honesty; if
they are honest, then they have done well.”
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