Wike to Amaechi: “This is not a media trial, go and defend yourself”

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has advised his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, to go and defend himself at the judicial commission of inquiry.

Amaechi had on Saturday said he would not appear before the Justice George Omereji panel of inquiry.

Reacting to this, Wike said it was wrong for Amaechi to describe the commission as illegal even when the court had ruled that the panel was in order.

Wike, who spoke on Sunday through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Opunabo Inko-Tariah, said he would not join issues with Amaechi over the setting up of the judicial commission of inquiry.

He stressed that it was necessary for Amaechi to defend himself on certain issues concerning how the state was managed like former governor, Peter Odili, did in the past.

Wike explained that the court had pronounced that nothing was wrong with the setting up of a judicial commission of inquiry to probe the immediate past administration.

“‎It is laughable that Amaechi will call a panel that has already been declared lawful by a court of law illegal. This means as of when he questioned its proprietary in court, he thought the court will declare it illegal but was shamed.

“This is no media trial and the government (Rivers) will not be embroiled in any war of attrition. He (Amaechi) should go and defend himself just like Dr. Peter Odili did during the Kayode Esho’s panel,” Wike said.

“Media trial will not vindicate him (Amaechi as the sentiments he is trying to whip up has failed. Wike has no skeleton in his cupboard to unearth.

“We will not join issues with a contradiction of Paradox like Amaechi who claims he left 7.5 billion in one forum and in another, he said 10 billion.

“He (Wike) is concerned with the development of the state and getting Rivers people to enjoy the dividends of democracy, which he promised them and for which they freely and gleefully gave him their mandate.”

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