The immediate past minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has opened up on the ongoing rift between Nyesom Wike, a former governor of Rivers State and his successor, Siminalayi Fubara.
In a video seen by Politics Nigeria, Amaechi alleged that the sharing of funds is the major culprit in the beef between the minister of the Federal Capital Territory and the suspended Rivers State governor.
According to Amaechi, the warring parties need to come publicly and explain to Nigerians the real reason for their rift.
Amaechi said, “Okay, so the fight between the former governor of Rivers State – the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and the current governor is about sharing money.”
“If not what’s the quarrel, the truth is that Nigerians don’t dislike corruption again because I’ve not seen anybody on the streets shouting about what is the quarrel.
“If not can both of them come to the public and tell us what the quarrel is about,” the former governor said.
Speaking on the suspension of Fubara and the declaration of a State of Emergency in Rivers State by President Bola Tinubu, the former minister said, democracy has been threatened.
He also said that the people of Rivers State have been denied the opportunity to enjoy a democratic system due to the actions of the president.
Amaechi said, “And then, we are now denied democracy, so Rivers State is the only state in the country that can’t practice democracy.
“They’ve imposed a military rule on us. Secondly is the fact that the president acted outside the Constitution. Shettima n 188 of the Constitution states how a governor can leave office – either by death, resignation or impeachment.
“It (the Constitution ) didn’t say that one day you’ll wake up and one man called the president of Nigeria will throw you out of office,” he added.
Amaechi said the action taken by President Tinubu in addressing the political crisis in Rivers State makes the democracy of the nation unstable.
