Rotimi Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State, has explained why he finds it offensive to refer to Nyesom Wike, the current Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, by name in public.
Remember that Wike succeeded him as governor of Rivers state?
In an interview with Ebere TV, Amaechi mentioned that the FCT Minister went via him while he was the state’s governor.
Amaechi said: “When I became governor, Wike became Chief of Staff – but, I don’t like calling his name. Name any Rivers politician that didn’t pass through me.
“I joined politics at the age of 22 and there were two camps – Rufus George camp, poor and broke; we hardly had food to eat – Abule’s camp which was very rich and everybody was rushing to him.
“But those of us who bothered about character, because my father taught me character, stood with Rufus without knowing if we will win or not.
“And at the end of the day, God delivered us and we became government. He became governor and I became Special Assistant.
“The same thing with Odili, he didn’t have money but we stood with him because it’s about character. The crop of politicians then are different from what we have now.
“For anybody who passed through me, the first thing you learn is about honesty; if they are honest, then they have done well.”
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