JUST IN: Wike Blasts Amaechi Over Son’s Look at NASS Protest [VIDEO]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former Rivers State governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over his son’s presence on the current “Occupy the Nationwide Meeting” protest.
Wike spoke on Tuesday whereas delivering a keynote handle on the 2026 Distinguished Character Lecture Collection organised by the College of Social Sciences.
He attended the occasion with two of his sons and used the platform to criticise what he described as political showmanship by opposition figures.
Throughout his speech, the FCT Minister mocked Amaechi’s clarification that he introduced his son, a medical physician, to the protest to supply emergency medical assist.
Wike stated, “The opposite day, some folks went for an indication, and someone stated, ‘I introduced my son right here, who’s a medical physician in case anybody falls down.
“In the meantime, the kid has no medical gear with him. In the meantime, there’s no ambulance there with him in case anyone slumps.”
He additionally accused opposition leaders of double requirements. In response to him, a lot of these demanding reforms immediately did not act after they have been in positions of authority.
Wike stated, “Individuals are speaking about digital transmission immediately, why aren’t ask who have been those that are accountable that there was no digital transimssion within the final election.
“When they’re out of workplace, they’ll be borrowing the folks’s voice, when they’re inside workplace, they gained’t say something.”
Amaechi had earlier joined the protest on the Nationwide Meeting, which was organised to problem the Senate’s rejection of obligatory digital transmission of election outcomes.
He defined that his presence was meant to indicate solidarity with protesters and show that leaders ought to be bodily concerned in main civic actions as an alternative of observing from afar.
Amaechi additionally accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of opposing digital transmission due to what he described as concern of electoral defeat.