Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has listed his arch-rival, Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, among several persons to be honoured by the state.

Prospective honourees will be honoured for their individual contributions to the development of Rivers State.

A list of honourees prepared by the Jubilee Anniversary Committee set up by Mr. Wike had Mr. Amaechi’s name at number 18 amongst 29 people to be awarded Grand Service Star of Rivers State.

Former Nigerian leaders Goodluck Jonathan and Yakubu Gowon are also on the list, alongside late activist, Ken Saro-Wiwa, who would be honoured posthumously.

Mr. Amaechi served as governor of Rivers State from 2007 to 2015. Mr. Wike succeeded him.

The awards ceremony is slated to hold on May 27 in Port Harcourt, the state capital, according to the program pamphlet .

It was not immediately clear if the minister would accept the honour or personally show up to receive his medal from Mr. Wike, with whom he’d been locked in bitter political contest for more than three years.

Mr. Amaechi’s spokesperson, David Iyofor, said he was not aware of his principal being identified amongst those to be honoured.

Although Mr. Wike once served as Mr. Amaechi’s chief of staff during the former’s first term from 2007 to 2011, the duo soon fell out with each other shortly after Mr. Wike was appointed as Minister of State foe Education by former President Goodluck Jonathan.

Mr. Wike was scheming to succeed Mr. Amaechi in office, but the then governor had a different plan.

The disagreement soon snowballed into an all-out political chaos between the duo.

When a friction ensued between Mr. Amaechi and former First Lady Patience Jonathan, Mr. Wike took sides with the latter.

The award comes even as Mr. Wike appears to intensify attacks against his predecessor.

Within the last few weeks, the governor has levelled many allegations against the minister.

Shortly after a huge stash of cash was discovered in an apartment in Ikoyi, Mr. Wike took to media to link Mr. Amaechi with the money.

The claim turned out to be false after it was confirmed that the money belonged to the National Intelligence Agency.

On Monday, the governor accused Mr. Amaechi of raising a cult militia in the state, to prepare for 2019 elections.

Mr. Amaechi denied the allegation.

http://www.metronaija.com/2017/05/gov-wike-to-honour-rotimi-amaechi-with.html

I trust Amaechi, he will not near the venue of that award event

Wikie Wikie is also nursing the ambition to decamp soon

ApolitiCal:
Wikie Wikie is also nursing the ambition to decamp soon

U really know ntn

Wike want to decamp to apc. Lol. The award is to appease the gods

swagagolic01:


U really know ntn

Mr knowledgeable, Fayose and wike will decamp if the outcome of supreme Court doesn't favor them. Fayose made this known to the public few days ago. Obanikoro has started his own process already.

Get that straight to your empty skull.

:DIt obvious Wike have given up Amechi WIN...

Anarchist and Dirty Spiff should be numbe one and two in that list, Johnathan has nothing to do with that list,

so that dy will do dat dia cultist handshake in public again

What of celestine omehia?

Wike na chairman



dats my man

Lol

hmmmm...

Amaechi should send his aide de camp to receive on his behalf..

Useless honour

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Why waste the award on a prodigal son

By the way this is how it will be given...

This is how to play mature politics

ApolitiCal:
Wikie Wikie is also nursing the ambition to decamp soon

The bible says love your enemies

ok

lol......Amechi will send a rep.

These two are brothers n friends. Any one fighting on their behalf is just foolish.

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this is why i never want to involve my self into policies. i told they are having misunderstanding with each other.

Amaechi na Boss...like saying AYAM SORRY