The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has accused former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, of deceiving Nigerians by claiming he has no personal houses.
Wike, speaking on Politics Today on Channels Television Friday night, said Amaechi must have a “spiritual problem” if he truly served as Speaker, Governor, and Minister for over 20 years without owning property.
“He said I have houses. Amaechi was Speaker for eight years, Governor for eight years, and Minister for eight years, and he does not have houses? Then he has a spiritual problem,” Wike said.
The former Rivers State governor went further to claim that Amaechi owns a mansion in the Guzape area of Abuja, a house he said “a poor man cannot afford.”
“I’m trying to show the quality, I’m not saying I would destroy the house. You need a bunker to destroy that house,” Wike added.
He also accused Amaechi’s wife of benefiting from unpaid government contracts, suggesting that agencies like the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) were owing her.
Wike and Amaechi have had a long-standing political rivalry dating back to their time in Rivers State politics, with both men frequently trading accusations in public.
