Wike slams ‘wicked’ Amaechi, Nwjiuba over presidential ambitions

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has slammed Rotimi Amaechi, the former Minister of Transportation, and Emeka Nwajiuba, the Minister of State for Education, for their presidential ambitions in 2023.

Wike claimed that Amaechi and Nwajiuba have no moral qualms about running for President when their ministries are mired in controversy.

The presidential candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, spoke during a political rally in Ibadan, Oyo State.

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Wike also called for more state enforcement and a reorganisation of the country.

According to Wike: “Nigerians know my views. I believe in restructuring. I believe in state police. You cannot stop insecurity in this country without state police which is the practice in all countries that run true federalism.

“Before it happens, you’ve stopped it or caged them. 42 people died in the train blast, and no concrete report until now.

“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 presidency. I have not seen a country like this, no conscience.”

Amaechi and Nwajiuba are Presidential aspirants under the All Progressives Congress, APC.

Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on Thursday, May 26, reserved judgment in the suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari and Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, to void the provisions of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022.

Justice Musa Dattijo, who led the seven-member panel of the Justices of the Supreme court reserved judgment after counsel to all the parties adopted all their processes.

He, however, said the court will announce a date to the parties involved for judgment.

On May 19, the apex court admitted an application filed by Rivers to be joined in the suit.

The Supreme Court had allowed the joinder application that Rivers brought through the Speaker of its House of Assembly and its Attorney-General and adjourned hearing on the suit until May 26.

The applicants told the court that they were opposed to the suit marked SC/CV/504/2022, which originally had the National Assembly as the sole Respondent.