Wike dismisses opposition coalition, reveals what Amaechi couldn’t do for Buhari

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Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), denied on Monday that Rotimi Amaechi, the former governor of Rivers State, has the clout to assist the opposition alliance in overthrowing President Bola Tinubu.

The minister was responding to remarks made by Amaechi during the celebration of his 60th birthday that were critical of President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

Amaechi lacks such influence, according to Wike, who emphasized that the former Transportation Minister was unable to assist former President Muhammadu Buhari in obtaining 25% of the vote in Rivers State.

At his monthly press conference in Abuja, Wike stated: “I don’t know how somebody will use his 60th birthday to tell lies. Years after leaving office – I’m in coalition because I’m hungry, zoning office for power – that shows failure on his part.

“How do you look at Nigerians, trivialize the issue of hunger or poverty. You are insulting Nigerians?

“How would a man who was in government from 1999 to 2023 stand before Nigerians to talk of hunger? This was a man who presided over billions of naira, this was the same man who was on national television saying he doesn’t like money. Meanwhile dollars was showing, he was carrying dollars while telling Nigerians he doesn’t like money, and we are listening to that.

“You say he is influential, what influence? We overrate people, what influence? He was governor in 2015 but couldn’t produce a successor, he couldn’t give his candidate – Buhari – common 25 percent, he was a sitting minister in 2019 and no President has ever moved with soldiers the way he did.

“Amaechi said he produced a governor but couldn’t produce a candidate. Buhari didn’t make 25 percent and he was the DG of his campaign.

“In 2023 he came to support Atiku in PDP, thank God we didn’t support the party. If we had supported PDP and they won, he would have taken the glory. PDP failed, didn’t get 10 percent, so what is the influence?

“Let them form a team and the coalition starts from home to start removing the President.”

Amaechi is presently a member of the opposition alliance that poses a danger to President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 reelection.

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