Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and an ally of Rotimi Amaechi, has countered recent statements made by FCT Minister Nyesom Wike during a Channels Television interview.
Wike had claimed he came from a wealthy background and drove his own car to school, asserting a different upbringing than his former boss, Amaechi.
He also alleged that Amaechi’s wife, Dame Judith, received N4 million monthly from the NDDC to train Rivers women, vowing to resign if a forensic audit didn’t indict her.
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Eze, who frequently defends Amaechi, stated that Wike presented “falsehood” about his past, thereby “ridiculing himself.”
According to Eze, Wike, once an “errand boy” for Amaechi, has now disavowed those who helped him escape the “abject poverty” that characterized his family.
Eze questioned if Wike, on his own, orchestrated his rise to Local Government Chairman, Chief of Staff to Amaechi, and later a ministerial nomination under the Jonathan administration.
“Trying to claim how rich his father was when poverty that radiated his family was as strong as the direct ray of sun, is denying his background,” Eze said in a statement he signed and made available to reporters at the weekend.
“His father, if alive, would be disappointed in his act of self-denial to justify his lavish living with public funds. Not minding that his father disowned him because of his character and if not for his friend’s father who assisted him by paying his school fees, Nigerians would have been spared of having such a charlatan in public service
“In his futile attempt to castigate Amaechi’s wife who had genuine dealings with the NDDC, one is forced to ask whether Wike’s wife is fit for the exalted position of a Judge which she holds given that sleeping daily in the same room and on the same bed with a character like Wike will definitely affect her sense of judgement in the delivery of justice. The business of Court is a noble one and the background of a Judge shapes his/her sense of judgement.”
Eze criticized Amaechi, asserting that the former Rivers Governor made the “greatest error in his political journey” by associating with Wike and helping him rise from Local Government Chairman to his Chief of Staff, and subsequently recommending him for a ministerial appointment.
“As Governor, Wike’s biggest legacy is the destruction of all major policies and projects set up by the Amaechi’s government for the betterment of Rivers State and her people. The Agricultural set up that would have taken care of the food challenge currently facing Nigerians was destroyed, the educational sector and scholarship set up by Amaechi to make Rivers State a hub for human development was destroyed by Wike.”
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