Not one to take an insult lying down, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, as expected, has reacted to the accusations and disparaging comments made by his predecessor, now Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi.

While speaking at the PDP Rivers West Senatorial District Campaign rally at Ahoada on Saturday, Wike described Amaechi as a ‘corrupt psychiatric patient that lacks sound parental upbringing’.

Wike said: “He is a psychiatric patient who was at the radio station abusing people who are old enough to be his fathers/mothers simply because his party lost at the Supreme Court.”

“We will defeat Amaechi again and again. No matter the security deployed to Rivers State, the PDP will win all the seats.”

As if being described as a psychiatric patient wasn’t enough, Wike, perhaps in retaliation to Amaechi’s earlier comment that he (Wike) can ‘sell his mother out of desperation’, sought for and dragged Amaechi’s parents into the discussion.

While noting that Amaechi, in collaboration with the army, is planning to rig the Rivers senate re-run election, Wike said: “Only yesterday, I intercepted the communication of the DSS director and the Brigade commander where they were planning on the ways of rigging the election alongside Amaechi. That plot has failed.”

“Amaechi lacks sound parental upbringing. He has vindicated us when he said that he has been given the army to rig the rerun elections. I know the Chief of Army staff very well. He should not allow a psychiatric patient to use the Army to rig.”

“Is Amaechi now the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces that he talks about deploying soldiers? Our people will rise up to defend their votes. They will make the needed sacrifices their votes.”

Wike further stated that Amaechi will face corruption charges for stealing Rivers state resources.

“If President Muhammadu Buhari visits Amaechi’s house in Asokoro, he will never allow him to come into Presidential Villa. After the case initiated by Amaechi over his indictment, he will face justice for embezzling state funds”

The PDP Deputy National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, brought the baptism of not-so-constructive criticism to an end by inviting a yet to be identified Doctor Parker to evaluate Minister Amaechi.

“Amaechi needs urgent proper psychiatric evaluation and treatment. We call on Dr Parker to treat the former governor. No amount of blackmail will pull down the administration of Governor Wike. Amaechi was a failed governor.”

While waiting for Amaechi’s response to Wike’s inflaming comments, we pray the people’s will is allowed to take its course in this election.