By Seun Opejobi Former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has declared that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FC...
By Seun Opejobi
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.”
No comments