[b]THE face-off between Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi and Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike over alleged N82 million spent in hosting Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka to a birthday dinner has deepened.

Amaechi hosted Soyinka to a birthday dinner while he was the state’s helmsman.

Wike’s camp said yesterday that his administration would write to Prof. Soyinka to return the money, if he was given any cash during the birthday bash.

The governor, through his Commissioner for Information and Communications, Dr. Austin Tam-George, claimed details of the N82 million was made available to the state police command, adding that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) would be involved.

But Amaechi, through his media office in Port Harcourt, said his administration never misappropriated N82 million in hosting the Nobel laureate.

The minister warned Wike as well as his “coterie of court jesters and attention-seekers” to desist from peddling lies, making false allegations and criminalising legitimate government transactions in their desperate bid to discredit his person and reputation.

The former governor asked his successor to go to court, if he had any case of fraud or misappropriation of the state’s funds against him.

The N82 million allegation by Wike and his people, according to the Transportation minister, is aimed at “distracting Rivers people from the incumbent governor’s massive electoral fraud, which different tribunals and appellate courts confirmed, as well as Wike’s gross incompetence and abysmal performance in Rivers State”.

Amaechi’s media office said: “Wike must stop these silly distractions. Rivers people are not interested in his lies and witch-hunt. Rather, Rivers people want to know what will happen to their children that he stopped and cancelled the funding of their scholarships abroad. Rivers people want to know why the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA) set up by law, is no longer functioning. Why, instead of quality education, a standard set by his predecessor (Amaechi), grasses and weeds have taken over the beautiful schools built by Amaechi.

“Rivers people want to know why the standard health facilities and services put in place by the Amaechi administration are rotting away. Not this petty rambling.

“Rivers people want to know why Wike’s government does not care about the security of life and property, as violence and criminals have taken over. Rivers people want to know why it feels as if there is no government in Rivers State, and this is despite the billions of naira accruing to Wike’s administration and the tens of billions of naira borrowed.”

Amaechi warned the governor against dragging the names of respected Nigerians, who had made the country proud globally and known internationally to be honest and forthright like Prof. Soyinka, into his attacks.

His media office urged the governor to go to court to prove his allegations.[/b]
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What kind of government is Wike running? If he wants to get at Amaechi, there are other engagements of Amaechi, while in charge, to exploit instead of splashing fecal missiles everywhere on this case.

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Wike should concentrate on his re Election and shun malice

I'm tired of these ikwerre men's war jarre. It's becoming very childish.

Sai Wike


Any other Wike is a Counterfeit

Some people don't need to be in government.They just believed that government is for everyone.To ask Soyinka to refund if given a cash gift,is the most stup1d utterance I've ever heard.

SOYINKA SHOULD SUE WIKE FOR TARNISH HIS IMAGE.

Wike has no business being in govt house in port Harcourt. This is a man Mr wike has been fighting since the days of GEJ as d President where he, Wike enjoyed all d federal and presidential backing yet, could not achieve anything against Amaechi. In all these, Amaechi has been overcoming Wike and his evil life. Is it not time Wike face governance and leave Amaechi alone?

It is very despicable and detestable for Wike to undermine and bring the status and personality of a world reverred/acclaimed scholar like Prof Wole Soyinka to the mud, just because he is travelling on a vendetta journey. History will never be fair to him for this his callousness. It is very unimaginable that a person in his capacity is ridiculing one of the premiere and best custodians of the citadel of learning in Nigeria just to achieve cheap political and malicious gains. If Soyinka is of mean personality, for instance, what has happened to respect for elders?. Trying to scuttle height one cannot reach is never a good strategy for self actualization.

Okk

If buhari will see all this and say non of his ministers are corrupt I wonder who in apc buhar will admit is corrupt. ameachi was the most corrupt governor in Nigeria.
You guys claim Soyinka is a man.of honour, where was he when his daughters a home wrecker nearly destroyed ameachi's marriage? Why did he not call his slut of a daughter to order?.
Some of u will say they never had an affair but everyone affiliated with the political class here in ph knows he brought her to Live in govt house! That's why his wife left the country.

With all due respect Mr Amechi, Rivers people are interested in the witch-hunt if that is what you'll term it.

Some people can be funny. If an APC govt goes after a member of the opposition that misappropriated public funds, they call it change, but if its Wike, they will call it witch-hunt and remember he should respect his elders.

These people don start. Start.

eyesofgod:
What kind of government is Wike running? If he wants to get at Amaechi, there are other engagements of Amaechi, while in charge, to exploit instead of splashing fecal missiles everywhere on this case.

For Christ sake, can't APC and PDP find some common ground? Always quarreling. Me am tired o

I am quite certain there was misappropriation of funds, cause they all do it. Just that some are just more greedy than others... All politicians are thieves but not all thieves are politicians.





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82 million naira to host Soyinka! That's a serious allegation.

i saw dis coming.. Seriously i loved wen pdp was in power despite evrytin dat apend.. Dis present govt is xo wack

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Pictorial evidence or IdontBlivIt

Hmmmm

the same court where no good

Amechi the money lootter

Gen gen!
Read carefully, in all Amaechi never denied spending the 82M, he only called Wike a liar (maybe on other matters) and raised other issues to waive off Wike's claim.

Wine will soon produce the documents to show you zombies how Kongi and Amaechi lavished Rivers money while salaries were being owed. Kongi deserves all this because he soiled his reputation when he went into alliance with a known theif.



#RideOnWike

Wike is senseless. EOD

Wike! Wike!! Wike !!!! Receive sense

size40:
Wike has no business being in govt house in port Harcourt. This is a man Mr wike has been fighting since the days of GEJ as d President where he, Wike enjoyed all d federal and presidential backing yet, could not achieve anything against Amaechi. In all these, Amaechi has been overcoming Wike and his evil life. Is it not time Wike face governance and leave Amaechi alone?

zombies

Everyone here knows that Amaechi spent that much same reason Soyinka kept travelling to Rivers state then and even insulted the then First Lady Patience Jonathan.