The immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has reacted to the commission of inquiry instituted by his successor, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike to investigate his tenure as governor, describing the probe as a movie and a fraudulent witch-hunt meant to deceive the public.
The ex-governor, in a statement released by his media office on Sunday, described Wike as a sick man who is sickly fixated on rubbing him with his mud of corruption and then grabbing media headlines with his concocted bogus stories of ‘Amaechi’s alleged corrupt activities.’
He further berated his successor for not being able to cloak his vindictive stance during the inauguration of the probe committee by making it “clear to the panel members that their job is to indict Amaechi.”
He stated, “We are aware that even the Chairman of his Inquiry Commission, was shocked and protested when Wike gave him the litany of phony claims of corruption against Amaechi that the chairman would write in the panel’s report. But Wike had assured him not to worry that he had since been working towards arriving at that conclusion and he would provide the commission with all the (fake) evidence needed to arrive at that report.
“Truly, since May 29, that is all Wike has been doing; cooking spurious reports of corruption against Amaechi. Wike has been intimidating, threatening, coercing and blackmailing officials of the past administration, especially civil servants into making false, phony and bogus statements that would make legitimate government transactions appear as corrupt practices. Permanent Secretaries, Directors of Finance and Administration (DFAs), the State bankers and even contractors are harassed, threatened and blackmailed to twist and distort, or even completely alter legitimate government transactions in his desperation to cook up, and fabricate sham cases of corruption against Amaechi. This has been the one-point agenda of the Wike government, a vendetta mission against his former boss and benefactor.
“Amaechi will use every constitutional and legal means available to protect his name and image from this massive smear campaign, State-sponsored onslaught against him by this directionless, purposeless Wike led government. As governor, Amaechi served his people well and the good things he did with the resources of the state are visible all over the state,” the statement read.
Amaechi further took a swipe at his former deputy, Tele Ikuru, over his claims that the immediate past administration under which Ikuru served as deputy governor was the most corrupt in the State, noting that he would not dignify Ikuru with a response.
He described the former deputy governor as “a worthless piece of trash that we won’t waste our energy on.
“This is a man with no dignity, no shame. No self-respecting man would talk the way Ikuru is talking right now. This is a character that served the Amaechi administration for almost eight years.
“While he was there, he never for once complained that Amaechi or the government that he was the second-in-command was corrupt. As a matter of fact, he was singing and parroting everywhere that Rivers State was truly blessed to have a governor like Amaechi, that Amaechi will always be remembered and hailed for changing for good the fortunes of Rivers State.
“Today, the shameless clown is the one shouting Amaechi is corrupt, everywhere. If the government was as corrupt as he claims, what was he doing there for almost eight years, telling the world that Amaechi is the best thing to happen to Rivers State? No character, no self-respect, no dignity, no shame. A character like Ikuru should never be taken seriously,” Amaechi stated. For more scintillating and juicy stories, follow the official Naijapals accounts On Twitter - @Naijapals and Facebook - www.facebook.com/naijapals
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Posted: at 21-06-2015 08:32 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
freethinker at 21-06-2015 09:08 PM (9 years ago) (m)
ROTIMI AMAECHI, U ARE THE SICK MAN, NOT WIKE SABOTEUR
Posted: at 21-06-2015 09:08 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Whom God has blessed no one can cause...No harm what so ever will befall Amechi IJN...haters are perfect liberty to rave and rant until they drop DEAD!
Posted: at 21-06-2015 09:41 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
Hahahhahah mescisco u don vex...but like seriously amechi really worked in riverstate...b4 amechi tenure rporthacourt was like villa no good roads but amechi created many rds like odili rd..elekahia rd nd rumuobiakani rd down 2 shell nd many others like agip nd eliparonwa rd dat is no go area...ikwere rd nd many others nd nt only
Posted: at 21-06-2015 10:54 PM (9 years ago) | Hero
nametalkam at 21-06-2015 11:05 PM (9 years ago) (m)
these old fools need to quit their public drama and get to work, am surprised Wike has so much time to be exchanging words with Ameachi instead of planning for the future and betterment of the state
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Posted: at 21-06-2015 11:05 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Why is Amaechi ranting. He started it when set up a panel after election to investigate Wike and even went to court to stop his inauguration. Who so ever sows the seed of wickedness will surely reap wickedness as well. Good for crocked Amaechi.
Posted: at 21-06-2015 11:52 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
dondada4040 at 22-06-2015 12:29 AM (9 years ago) (m)
Amaechi was the most useless governor after T.A Orji, he got over 3trillion Naira in 7years and some months. He did a kilometre road for a billion, spent over 60billion in a short and inferior monorail, over 60billion in greater portharcourt. I'm disappointed in his supporters because they are supporting a psychiatric patient.
Posted: at 22-06-2015 12:29 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
youngpero at 27-06-2015 04:12 PM (9 years ago) (m)
See Amaechi of all people calling sombdy sick. U never see anytin now na monin. Tot ur rascal. Time 4 u 2 see rascality in its highest level. Hi hi ha ha cha cha chu chu wiiiaa.. Laughing in chinese.
Posted: at 27-06-2015 04:12 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming