The Supervising Minister of Education in Nigeria, Mr Nyesom Wike, has attributed the crisis in Rivers State to the Governor's decision to join the opposition against the cultural and historical background of the state, which has always been pro-People's Democratic Party (PDP).
The Minister said this on Channels Television's breakfast programme,
Sunrise Daily, in the morning of February 3, 2014, Monday.
Mr Wike, who was once a close associate of Governor Amaechi, noted that
the state had enjoyed political peace until Governor Chibuike Amaechi came into
office.
The crisis in the state is based "on decisions that the
Governor of the state has taken to lead Rivers State to an opposition which has
not happened since 1967 that Rivers State was created and politically, Rivers
State has never played an opposition politics."
"Amaechi thinks that everybody must go along with
him and if nobody goes along with him, impunity is there,"the Minister said.
He accused the Governor of trying to impose his will on the people,
saying it is the reason for the reactions.
Mr Wike also accused Governor Amaechi of intimidating the Chairman of
the State chapter of the PDP, Felix Obuah, for going to the court to secure his
position against Amaechi's wishes.
The Minister further claimed that the Governor had deterred him from
running for Senate because they were both from the same Senatorial district and
he wanted to run for Senate in 2015. He said that the governor had fears that
he (Wike) would want to return to Senate again.
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"But when he became the Chairman of the
governors' forum, he realised that the influence he wields…could be beyond
being a senator. So let me use that forum to organise myself politically and
become relevant nationally."
According to the Minister, Governor Amaechi was on a mission to clear
the state politics of some people he identified as strong in order not to have
his succession plan challenged.
Commenting on the fact
that the Governor had nominated him to be the Minister, Wike said it was part
of the plan to get rid of him
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