After a temporary political ceasefire that came with the redeployment of the controversial police commissioner, Mr. Mbu Joseph, the supervising Minister of Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, on Friday renewed the rivalry between him and Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, when he claimed that the Rivers State governor would be arrested after the declaration of Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as the reelected president of Nigeria in 2015.
Wike argued that the Port Harcourt International Airport as well as land and sea borders in the state would be shut to prevent the governor from fleing.
Wike made this known in Port Harcourt, the state capital at the inauguration and handing over of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) branded buses to the 23 local government areas of the state.
According to the minister, who is nursing the ambition to becoming governor of the oil-rich state, he had gotten wind of the plan by Amaechi to run away after his tenure elapses in 2015, adding that the governor and his cohorts will not succeed.
In apparent reference to the approval given by the State House of Assembly for the governor to withdraw the sum of N30bn from the State Reserve Fund, Wike added that the governor and his co-conspirators would account for the state fund they have been frittering away.
According to Wike, “They can sit in Government House and approve whatever amount of money they like for Governor Amaechi to spend. But let me tell you all now, Governor Amaechi and his friends will account for all the monies that they are appropriating and spending now.
“Once the Independent National Electoral Commission announces the victory of President Jonathan, we will immediately shut down the Port Harcourt International Airport and all land and sea borders in Rivers State to prevent Governor Amaechi from escaping.
“Does he (Amaechi) think we don’t know that he is planning to run away? But he and his cohorts will not succeed. All they can do thereafter is to lock themselves inside the Government House and at the appropriate time, we will go there and pick them up one after the other.
“Believe me; Governor Amaechi will surely account for all our monies that he is frittering away now. We will not allow the looters of our treasury to run away from justice”, the minister said.
Wike also stressed that no amount of intimidation or humiliation from the governor and his agents would prevent the PDP from winning the 2015 general election in Rivers State.
On a recent statement credited to Amaechi that Wike swore on the lives of his children that he would never betray him (Amaechi) if he nominates him for ministerial appointment, Wike said the Rivers governor was afraid of everybody.
He said, “Amaechi is afraid. We will not beg him. Why is Amaechi afraid of everybody? He is afraid that the Speaker of the House of Assembly will betray him; he is afraid that the Chief Judge recommended by the National Judicial Council will betray him. Why is Amaechi afraid of everybody? When did Amaechi become an oracle or priest that everybody will now make an appearance (before) to swear?”
In his remarks at the ceremony, the Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, described Amaechi as a temporary occupant of Government House, Port Harcourt, adding that the PDP would not allow him to anoint his successor come 2015.
According to Secondus, “Rivers State is PDP and Governor Amaechi cannot go against the wishes of the people. He has taken all our money to Lagos to develop the All Progressives Congress”.
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Wike u must be mad wit dis statement.are u tryin to say d d world wud be made hell for all opposition if jonathan eventually resume 2015.u are misleadin element in jonathan cabinet.
Then let’s wait and see who get mouth pass. And then,what even give you assurance that Gej is going to emerge come 2015 election? Or you’ve been planning your rigging again as usual? Well this is your proclivity that you(PDP) people embraced since very long time ago,hopefully,nemesis will catch you one day by the grace of almighty god…
@ Viera.. U try… Me sef na webmaster.. I knw wats goin on
Pls someone should advice this pig to shut up!
If Wike (educatn minister & governor-hopeful) actually said ds,it means an illiterate z in charge of our education sector. Dtz 2 bad. I pray d ppl he does good 4 treat him d way he has treated his governor. Election has not been conducted & he’s sure GEJ will win(we r watchin). Dos saying Amaechi took Rivers money 2 Lagos should show proof. Ds Rivers politics z really gettin dirty by d day.
@Ray/Viera,it’s a pity u guys fell victim 2 other swindlers & r desperate 2 also do it 2 others. Admin pls try & block these posts,u r helping dem by publishing ds. Nigerians BE warned dt ds z a fraud! MTN z NOT in trouble. If u do it u will find urself in trouble.
Amechi should no that tree can not make a forest, rivers is pDP state not APC Be worn ur days are numbered amechi
Somebody should call this Wike man to order! Is it the stolen 20billion dollars that is giving him the false confidence that Jonathan will be returned in 2015? He is seriously mistaken as it is most likely that Wike will try to escape along with GEJ come change of govt in 2015
Adams its your father that will excape not jeg…why don’t you attack wike directly and let JEG be? Inshort I don’t blame wike even if he is talking like an illeterate blc that is the same way ameachi talks to our president! Apc at that level will not rule us believe me.