Rivers Killings: Amaechi Calls For Wike’s Impeachment

L-R: Governor Nyesome Wike and Rotimi Amaechi

Amaechi wants Wike impeached over Rivers killings.

Former Governor of Rivers State and current Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi yesterday called for the impeachment of the state governor, Nyesome Wike over the killings in Omoku village in the state after the New Year cross over service.

Amaechi said that Wike has failed to protect lives and property of the people in the state as promised, rather, he has been busy abusing people.

He said, “The first responsibility of a governor which is what the oath of office requires is that you swear to protect lives and property. When you don’t protect lives and property, what do you do? It is impeachment. Unfortunately, there is no House of Assembly in Rivers State.

“There is too much noise coming from Rivers State. The governor just wakes up and starts shouting, abusing people. That’s all he does, Mr. Projects painting roads.

“The first thing you do is human capacity development and keeping human beings and we are losing lives everyday.

“I just don’t know, because the things are there for him to work with. He is not like me, when during my second term President Goodluck Jonathan took away the police and the State Security Services (SSS).

“The Army brigade commander couldn’t visit me, but in his case, everyone is at his disposal.

“He can see the Commissioner of Police, Director, SSS, unlike my time, yet, we fought insecurity. But because he needs these people (criminals) for election purposes, that is why they are still there. That is why they are killing. We need much more than that.

“Unfortunately, I swore not to be talking about Rivers anymore but you don’t keep quiet in the face of 21 lives lost. You can’t just keep quiet. I have said it that nobody should criticise his successor.

“Let him do his bit, but a successor that watches the lives of people go like that and does not care. God will bless him.”