Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has explained his decision to appoint Nyesom Wike, the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as his Chief of Staff during his tenure as Governor of Rivers State.
Amaechi revealed that he chose Wike for this role instead of appointing him as Commissioner for Finance in order to keep a closer watch on him.
Recently, Wike dismissed Amaechi’s comment, “We’re all hungry,” made during his 60th birthday celebration, asserting that the former Rivers governor is not hungry for food but rather for political significance.
In response, Amaechi rejected Wike’s claim that he played a pivotal role in his (Amaechi’s) ascension to the governorship, emphasizing that it was God, former Governor Peter Odili, the judiciary, and the people of Rivers State who were responsible for his election.
During an appearance on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Tuesday evening, Amaechi stated that as someone who appointed Wike as Chief of Staff, he would refrain from engaging in public insults.
“God, Peter Odili, the judiciary, and the Rivers state people made me governor,” he asserted.
“Ask him how he made me governor. I’m saying this because I don’t want to join issues with children.
“I wanted him as Chief of Staff so I could supervise him. I didn’t offer him the position of Commissioner for Finance. You see, I’m saying this because I don’t want to join issues with children.
“You know, he made himself Chief of Staff. He made himself governor. He made himself minister. He made himself local government chairman.”
