CORRUPTION:WIKE KNOWS THE FACE IN THE
MIRROR

I have been made aware of statements by the
Minister of State for Education, Nyesom
Ezebunwo Wike concerning the Justice Adolphus
Karibi Whyte Hospital and our Malaria Elimination
Program.
In the statement to his supporters, Mr. Wike
insinuated that I engaged in corrupt practices in
these projects.I would have dismissed Wike’s
claims as the ranting of a fast drowning man
who is disorientated by his circumstances but
my duties and obligations as a public servant,
accountable to the people of Rivers State does
not allow such luxuries.
Therefore, I am constrained to respond to Wike’s
delusional statements.
1. The Karibi Whyte Hospital is an on-going
project with a target completion date. I shall in
due time brief Rivers people on the progress of
the hospital.
May I quickly add that the first contractor was
disengaged based on spurious allegations and
campaign of calumny orchestrated by Nyesom
Wike, then the Chief of Staff and his cohorts. The
Governor set up an independent panel of inquiry.
The panel exonerated me of any wrong doing and
stated that the State had lost no money on the
project. Not satisfied and blinded by his desire to
implicate me in some crime pressured the
security services and ICPC to arrest and indict
me. I challenge Wike to tell Nigerians how much
he spent to spread rumours of my arrest while I
was in United Kingdom on official assignment.
As stated earlier, I will give Rivers people a
progress report on the Justice Adolphus Karibi
Whyte Hospital. It suffices to state here that the
1,000 bed mega hospital is not an abandoned
project and will be commissioned before long.
2. Malaria Elimination Program: Rivers State was
the first Statein Nigeria to embark on Malaria
elimination. The Governor, after consultations
with experts in Nigeria, ECOWAS and WHO
decided that Malaria Elimination was achievable.
Malaria is a disease that has killed more
Africans, especially children, than all the world
wars and inter tribal wars combined. This noble
vision was supported by ECOWAS andeven some
foreign governments. We commenced the first
trial phase of this program which involved
spraying of biolarvicidein select local government
areas and towns in Rivers State. This was done
in conjunction with the Cuban government. The
analysis and the effects of the spraying are
known to the people as the findings were made
public. Malaria incident reduced by as much as
63% in the areas we sprayed. In fact, it is the
effectiveness and efficacy of our trial that led to
the National Council on Health adopting Malaria
Elimination as a national health policy for
Nigeria.
Due to the success of this first phase and the
high cost of transporting the biolarvicides we
used, government, in order to reduce cost
decided to set up a factory to manufacture this
essential substance, in our Malaria Elimination
Program. The foundation stone for this factory
was laid by the ECOWAS President Kadre Desire
Quedraogo and President of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria who was represented by Minister for
Health Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu at the proposed
site Rumuosi in Obio Akpor Local Government
Area which is Wike’s local government of birth.
ECOWAS is a partner in this project. The factory
on completion, will supply biolarvicides to the
entire country and beyond. Construction of the
factory shall soon commence.
Can Nyesom Ezebunwo Wike claim ignorance of
these facts?
Honour must be given to whom it is due. Rt.
Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has done
extremely well in conceptualizing and provision
of affordable, free qualitative health care to Rivers
people. I am proud to have served as his
Commissioner for health since the inception of
this administration.
I know Nyesom Wike very well. We are both
products of the Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi political
family. Wike may be described as a son of
perdition but he was loved by his family.
As I stated not too long ago, we have entered
another political season. But this should not
deter us from speaking the truth to our people.
The reality is that all power belongs to God and
He gives to whom it pleases Him to bless. If in
the quest for power we destroy institutions,
malign people and fabricate stories just to score
cheap political points, we fool nobody but
ourselves. It is like building a structure on quick
sands.
I am a man of simple tastes. My family size is
very manageable. I was practicing medicine
before politics. God has blessed me. I know my
history. I have no desire forprimitive acquisition
of obscene wealth as I do not indulge in
expensive habits like consumption of drinks that
cost hundreds of thousands of naira a bottle.
When I travel within and outside Nigeria I am
content to do so in commercial airliners. Yet I
feel no envy or jealousy towards those who, even
as serving public officers, travel in private jets at
least twice a week.
I challenge Nyesom Wike to make same claims.
Wike has been in public service all of his adult
life. There is no record that he has worked
anywhere, either as a lawyer or a businessman,
yet Nyesom wike has properties in Port Harcourt
valued at over N5,000,000,000 ( five billion
naira )
I shall give 50% of my August salary to Nyesom
Wike or anybody who can prove that the Minister
of State for Education has travelled to Port
Harcourt on a commercial flight more than two
times since being sworn in as Minister of State
for Education. I repeat, at least two stubs of flight
tickets or manifest that proves that Wike was a
passenger on any commercial airline. Who pays
for the chattered flights Wike comes to Port
Harcourt with at least two times a week?
Wike’s private residence in Asokoro, Abuja, is
said to be worth at least ₦1,000,000,000.00 (One
billion naira). How did the minister of state for
education acquire that kind of property?
How can a man who has never managed a
private company in his life afford tens of cars
which he doles out to his supporters? Did he
sponsor some of his supporters to the world cup
in Brazil with his salary as Minister? How many
years did he save money to sponsor these
people to Brazil?
Wike should tell Nigerians who pays for his
favorite brandy, Louis XIII, which costs at least
£5,000 (five thousand pounds) or ₦1,400,000 a
bottle?
Conversely, I challenge Wike to tell Nigerians and
indeed the world my assets, apart from my
house in Okrika, so as to support his allegations
against me. He should also expose all the assets
acquired by Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi
who he claims to have made Governor ofRivers
State.
The injunction that “those who live in glass
houses should not throw stones” should have
been imbibed by Wike.
He claims to be a lawyer but cannot show one
brief written by him. His familiarity with court
rooms are as a result of being a plaintiff or
defendant in law suits. A man with no visible
means of livelihood yet owns malls, mansions,
and doles out cash and gifts in millions of naira
daily;a man whose earnings do not match his
assets should be the last person to accuse
anyone of corruption. He needs no one to show
him the face in the mirror when he accuses
people of corruption.
However, I pray that those who aspire to lead
should be very mindful of their utterances and
actions, especially in this season. If by the time
this election cycle is over our people and
institutions have been destroyed who will they
govern?
I am ready to stake my character, reputation and
integrity against Wike’s. Let the Rivers people
and indeed Nigerians be the judge.
Daily, I remind myself of what the good book
says: “Power belongs to God.”


DR. TAMUNOIYORIARI S. PARKER
Hon. Commissioner for Health
Rivers State.

Quite comprehensive and of cause specific! Ameachi got the perfect team! Wike, oh SMH

This long list only proves that Ameachi and his team of supporters of APC in Rivers State no longer sleep with their two eyes closed. Courtesy of Nyesom Wike.

Dirty politics..
Aren't they products of 'the same family'? Let them continue washing their dirty linen in public n choke on d soap suds.

Am out. .

@ worthytalk, No, d "longlist" is articulate and of better presentation of facts and figure! Team wike shuld put up facts to back up dem rants or better still STFU

This is classic , Wike the tout over to you

worthytalk: This long list only proves that Ameachi and his team of supporters of APC in Rivers State no longer sleep with their two eyes closed. Courtesy of Nyesom Wike.

On the contrary, Wike is nobody in Rivers again. PDP is divided cos of him. He is irrelevant just sending thugs is now his occupation. This article was written cos Wike was spreading falsehoods that holds no water.

BTW, the commissioner is an Okrika Ijaw man.

I like the Dr's first name, it means "God sees him" ......God of veagence will surely judge all of you who have put their hands into the resources of Rivers State for their personal enrichment, God sees and He will surely reward all of you in His fierce anger!!!

what he drinks brandy of 1.4mill a bottle? God, no wonder this country is at a standstill, I wonder what they in aso rock are drinking

imas: what he drinks brandy of 1.4mill a bottle? God, no wonder this country is at a standstill, I wonder what they in aso rock are drinking

.... My. brother...no be small thing...1.4million for five minutes highness?,billions of naira worth of properties,fleets of cars...if ordinary minister own all this,I wonder what the governors and eventually the president would own.....I blame my great grand parent for not allowing themselves to be captured by the white slave traders of old...I probably would have been born a British or American citizen.

imas: what he drinks brandy of 1.4mill a bottle? God, no wonder this country is at a standstill, I wonder what they in aso rock are drinking

we all can see why our education sector took a rapid down ward fall since when he was allowed to head the sector.during which tertiary students spend almost a year at home and the secondry schools with worst weac result of all time.

this commissioner mus be a drunker.
why cant he mention the completion date for the karibi whyte hospital?
doesnt the project have an end date?

Dr Samson Parker just finished Barr 'tout' Wike

Imagine "tout" like Wike who wants to Governor Rivers state? What was Wike's achievements as Obio/Akpor LGA chairman for 8yrs? What has wike achieved as a Minister of Education? Which for almost a year, both university, Poly and college of Education students were at home wasting. Killing the future of their much talked about leaders. Wike should go and rest. He will never governor Rivers state.

and the sponsored defamation of character continues