Former minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has again, berated Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesome Wike over the ongoing rift between him and Rivers State Governor, Sim Fubara.
Speaking on Saturday during an interview with DW Africa, Amaechi insisted that Wike’s fight with the suspended Governor is about money sharing.
Reacting over recent declaration of emergency rule in the oil rich state, the former transportation minister, who was also an ex-governor of Rivers State stressed that President Bola Tinubu’s action was unconstitutional.
He said: “The fight between the current governor of Rivers State and the FCT minister is about sharing money. If not, what is the quarrel? Nigerians don’t dislike corruption anymore.
“I’ve not seen anybody on the street querying what the problem is. Can both of them speak to the public and tell us what the problem is?
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“Rumours are everywhere that if any governor is not careful, the president will remove you. So the Rivers issue is about sharing money and 2027 politics.
“If the President said that the pipe that exploded was the reason why he tagged Rivers unstable and insecure by declaring a state of emergency, what about the other parts of the country where there is insecurity?
“Is the President saying that they should impose an emergency rule on him? They can’t because he is a democratically elected President.
“There are insecurity issues in the North East and North West, even in the South East and South South.
“The governor has no responsibility for the blown pipes in Rivers. Security responsibility rests solely on the President. Why punish a man who did not commit any offence?”
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