Wike mocks Amaechi, Nwajiuba over presidential ambition despite trouble in their ministries

Highly controversial Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has heavily criticized immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, for seeking to be President in 2023 when there are issues in the Ministries.

While speaking at a political gathering in Oyo state on Tuesday, May 24, Wike said these ministers “have no conscience” for seeking to be president.

“Nigerians know my views. I believe in restructuring. I believe in the state police. You cannot stop insecurity in this country without state police which is the practice in all countries that run true federalism. Intelligence is key. Before it happens you’ve stopped it or cage them.

Look at it, 42 people died in train blast, up until now no concrete report. This is a country where a Minister of Transport, after people died in such accident and the next day, he went and collected forms for the presidency.

You’re a Minister of Education, schools have closed for how many months, the next thing; the minister went and collected form for the presidency. I have not seen a country like this, no conscience.”

Wike began his political career as the Executive Chairman of Obio Akpor Local Government Area in Rivers in 1999, a position he held until 2007, after being re-elected in 2003.

In 2007, he was appointed as the chief of staff to the governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi. In July 2011, he was appointed as the Minister of State for Education by President Goodluck Jonathan and was promoted to Federal Minister of Education in September 2013. He stepped down as Federal Minister to contest in the 2015 gubernatorial elections in his home state, Rivers State.