Wike Questions Amaechi's Election Record Ahead of 2027

Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), challenged former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi to identify any election he has won in Rivers State since their political relationship deteriorated in 2011. Wike made this statement during an interactive meeting with the Uzugbani Ekpeye National Executive Council and local leaders at Ekpeye House in Ahoada East.

This challenge followed Amaechi's recent comments on Channels Television, where he criticized the Federal Government's project execution record. Wike urged Amaechi's supporters to scrutinize his electoral history, stating, “Since I left him in 2011, after 2011, mention one election that he has ever won in Rivers State.” He also questioned the status of several projects initiated during Amaechi's governorship, including the Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte Specialist Hospital and the Rivers State monorail, highlighting the $39 million paid for the hospital and the billions spent on the monorail.

Wike emphasized the need for public officials to be judged by their tangible contributions to the communities they served.