A former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has alleged that the feud between the suspended governor of the oil-rich state, Siminalayi Fubara, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is about money sharing.
Amaechi, who is also a former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, also dared the two men to open up about the cause of the feud between them.
The former governor stated this in an interview with DW on Saturday.
He said, “The fight between the current governor of Rivers State and the FCT minister is about sharing money. If not, what is the quarrel?
‘‘Nigerians don’t dislike corruption again. I’ve not seen anybody on the street querying what the problem is. Can both of them speak to the public and tell us what the problem is about.
“We are now denied democracy. Rivers State is the only state in the country currently not enjoying democracy. They have imposed military rule on us.
“Secondly, the president acted outside the Constitution. Section 188 states how a governor can leave office, either by death, resignation, or impeachment. It didn’t say that one day you wake up and a man called the president of Nigeria will throw you out of office, which makes democracy unstable.
“Rumours are everywhere that if any governor is not careful, the president will remove you. So the Rivers issue is about sharing money and 2027 politics.
“If the President said that the pipe that exploded was the reason why he tagged Rivers unstable and insecure by declaring a state of emergency, what about the other parts of the country where there is insecurity?
‘‘Is the President saying that they should impose an emergency rule on him? They can’t because he is a democratically elected President. There are insecurity issues in the North East and North-West, even in the South-East and South-South.
“The governor has no responsibility for the blown pipes in Rivers. Security responsibility rests solely on the President. Why punish a man who did not commit any offence?”
