The political war between governor Nyesom Wike and the Minister of Transportation, Mr Chibuike Amaechi has gone messier as Wike accused Amaechi of allegedly floating a cult group by the name Rivers cult group to destabilize security in the state.
Wike made the allegation during the Commissioning of Kpopie-Bodo Road in Gokana Local Government Area.
Meantime, Amaechi in his response, denied the allegation, describing it as a ploy by Wike to divert attention from his earlier allegations against him, that he allegedly owned the 43 million dollars recovered at an Ikoyi apartment in Lagos state
Wike on his part called on security operatives to investigate the group which he said had cells in all the 23 local government areas of the state.
“Let me alert Nigerians. I am only informing Nigerians and security agencies of the crime against Rivers State by the… past governor.
We have successfully concluded the state amnesty programme for cultists in the state , but the former governor has set up another cult group.
I am shouting for the security agencies to hear us. Let heaven hear us. Let nobody allow his son to be used .
No amount of cult recruitment can intimidate us. I am calling on the security agencies to call the former governor to order”, Wike said
Minister of Transportation, Amaechi who denied the allegation , said it was unfortunate that Wike had not been able to establish that he was owner of the apartment where the money was found and the money yet had come up with another allegation.
“Again, Wike’s new cult fabrication against Amaechi fits into Wike’s style and pattern of distraction and obfuscation- tell a lie to distract, and then tell another lie and another lie to distract our attention from the previous lie, creating an endless web of lies, confusion and deception. Same pattern of telling blatant lies with no proof or intention to prove his claims.
Wike wants us to forget that only recently, he made an allegation that the over $43million found in an Ikoyi apartment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) were stolen Rivers State funds kept in the apartment by Amaechi. Wike had also lied that the luxury Ikoyi apartment belonged to Amaechi.
This fresh attempt by Wike to distract Nigerians from his earlier false, politically motivated allegations against Amaechi on the over $43million Ikoyi money, will not fly.
We will continue to remind Wike and insist that he must go to court, like he vowed (as he goes, he can also take his minions and lackeys with him), to prove his frivolous claims that the over $43million Ikoyi money and luxury apartment belongs to Amaechi and were stolen from Rivers State by Amaechi; or be ready to face the wrath of the law at the appropriate time (constitutional immunity for governors is not for life) the wrath of the people and ultimately the wrath of God, which no constitutional immunity can protect him from’’, his statement read.
