The faction of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State loyal to ex-governor Rotimi Amaechi has hit out at minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike.
The reproach of Wike via a statement the APC faction Publicity Secretary, Darlington Nwauju released, is in response to the FCT Minister’s claim in an interview he granted Channels Television that Amaechi’s wife corruptly received N48bn from Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, over a year to mobilise women in Niger Delta.
Nwauju refuted the revelation made by the immediate-past governor of Rivers.
The rebuttal also accused Wike of not having respect for family values including his wife.
“We empathise with Nigerians who have been entertained twice in 48hrs with a cock tail of lies, half truths and the usual double speaks latest being the declaration by FCT Minister Wike that he will resign his position if the Report of the NDDC Audit is released without an indictment on (Dame Judith Amaechi), the wife of his former boss.
“This goes to tell so much of his personality traits. The shame of dragging other people’s wives into the political arena while clothing himself with a feeling of self importance, does confirm the fact that Minister Wike has no respect for family values and this is symptomatic of his light esteem for womanhood and absolute disrespect for his own wife.
“We challenge Minister Wike to instigate the publication of the NDDC Audit Report for Nigerians to see and read for themselves,” it reads partly.
Implicit in it, his allegation that Wike was once involved in corruption in NDDC.
“We remind you to also include for publication, the list of awards/cash releases from the NDDC to your cronies and yourself while using your 27 Assembly members to prosecute a selfish political battle against the Government of Rivers State,” the statement continued.
