THE term Judas can be found in many languages as a
synonym for betrayer, and Judas has become the classic
exemplar of the back-stabber, in art and literature.
The character ‘Judas’ plays a critical role in virtually every
work of fiction and appears in most modern movies and
books. In order to fully comprehend how the mind of Judas
works, this writer takes a brief slide in an amateur attempt
at drawing a correlation between former President Goodluck
Jonathan, former Governor Rotimi Amaechi, and Governor
Nyesom Wike, and their impact in the Niger Delta Region,
and Nigeria at large.
Enter Jonathan: This former President is perhaps the
luckiest politician in the history of Nigeria. From his
incidental emergence as the Governor of Bayelsa State, to
his ascension as Vice President, and President of Nigeria,
Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is an epitome of unmerited favour,
and his story is best told in a movie or best seller. But the
irony of it all is that like the colloquial ‘money miss road’
cliché, Jonathan will score the highest mark as that
President who did little or nothing for his motherland –
Bayelsa/Niger Delta, all through his six years in the saddle
of power.
From zero Federal Projects allocation to Rivers State, his
refusal to implement the UNEP Report, non-completion of
the second Niger Bridge, to the substandard Federal
University of Otuoke, amongst many others. The only
difficulty I have in expressly tagging this one a Judas, is my
limited knowledge as to whether or not his wanton
negligence of his people was in exchange for silver or gold.
Meet Amaechi: Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is perhaps the
most intriguing character in our recent political history.
From his highly competitive emergence as the Speaker of
the Rivers State House of Assembly, his landmark victory at
the Supreme Court, and subsequent eight years reign as one
of the strongest governors in Nigeria, to his two terms
victorious survival as the Chairman of Nigeria Governors
Forum during the ‘16 is greater than 19′ saga, Amaechi is
nothing short of a colossus.
During his years as governor of Rivers State, Amaechi
became almost restless about the condition of the masses.
He embarked on numerous people oriented and capital
intensive projects, many of which he completed before his
exit from office. He also championed the course of
Education, the UNEP Report, Treasury Single Account (TSA),
Subsidy Probe, and he ferociously fought against the ceding
of Rivers State Oil Wells to other States by Jonathan.
The man Nyesom Wike represents different things to
different sets of people in Nigeria. The more enlightened
people see him as the Minister of Education who presided
over the ministry during a period when students and
lecturers roamed our streets like touts for almost a year,
simply because of his refusal to keep to government’s
agreement with lecturers.
Governorship ambition
The politically exposed see him as a man whose
governorship ambition cost him the friendship of his political
master and brother – Amaechi, and according to some of
his Rivers supporters, he is ‘the high tension, meaning that
he has the ability to ruthlessly clinch unto any political
interest, not minding the outcome.
Throughout his stay as Minister of Education, Wike was of
little or no advantage to the Niger Delta Region, rather his
main focus was in the entrenchment of a volatile group of
young people in the political system of Rivers State, for the
sole purpose of achieving his unpopular Governorship
ambition. The only time that Wike mentioned the UNEP
Report was when he visited Ogoni land during his campaign
tour, sadly but , he made a mockery of the report when he
lied that it would be implemented in two weeks. You know
the rest of the story.
I have taken my time to highlight the advent and political
growth, public view, and overall impact in Niger Delta and
Nigeria at large, of the above mentioned characters in order
to ascertain whose participation in the politics of our
country has brought good tidings to us or not, and who sold
us out because of politics.
Judas Iscariot’s betrayal of Jesus is a subject of many
shades, and it is impossible to explore all its angle in this
simple cogitation, but the point is this: there is always a
conspicuous Judas in every story.


http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/08/demystifying-judas-a-hard-look-at-jonathan-amaechi-and-wike/

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Since d pple of rivers do not appreciate good governance they shld get ready 4 a turbulent era of mis management of resources by a corrupt governor.

Maghan37:
Since d pple of rivers do not appreciate good governance they shld get ready 4 a turbulent era of mis management of resources by a corrupt governor.

Are you sure your brain is intact?

When a visitor claims to know a house more than those who own and live in it, this is what you get.

Very well spoken. It's ironic that Amaechi is called the judas when Jonathan and wike could have betrayed Jesus for free.

Still reading !!

Maghan37:
Since d pple of rivers do not appreciate good governance they shld get ready 4 a turbulent era of mis management of resources by a corrupt governor.

I am very sure you were amongst the people telling the people of Ekiti to be ready for a turbulent era of mismanagement too. Well look at Ekiti and look at the Osun you (may have) touted to be the next best thing after roasted pear.

Whoever said Amaechi 'never worked'? Far from it. He took up an audacious school project and built close to 120 schools - each with a price tag of almost N200m if not more. The roads became dual carriages and passable with street lights that will make you wanna drive at night. That was the first 4yrs of Amaechi and that was why I stood under the rain to vote for him again in April 2011.

All that changed in his second tenure apart from some scattered, uncompleted projects he embarked on (for obvious reasons) just as he was leaving office. So what happened to all the allocations for RVSG? What of worker's salaries? I don't know why people who are not residing in Rivers State are the ones telling us what is happening and what will happen to us. I can tell you that this is Rivers State and we voted Wike into power just like we did Ameachi in 2011 and no yeye turbulent era is coming to us.

Thank you.

If i read that long thing, make i marry transgender