Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuikei Amaechi has threatened to focus on wife of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, if the latter attack his wife again.
Reacting to allegation levelled against his wife by the Rivers governor, Amaechi came hard on Wike.
Governor Wike, at an event on Monday, alleged that each commissioner and local government chairman in Rivers State paid Amaechi’s wife N3 million and N2 million monthly respectively.
In his reaction during the launch of Kaduna Dry Port project, Amaechi said: “I don’t want to attribute it to God, but, by the accident of Jonathan, the man takes office and talks rubbish. My wife and family, including my younger brothers and sisters had access to government when I was governor.
“Even as minister, nobody will have such because it is not family business; it is government business. But, the problem with Nyesom Wike, and I want you to state this; if he doesn’t shut up his mouth and do his work, I will bring his wife to the focus. You see, I’ve been very matured not to talk about his wife.
“But, if Wike does not close his mouth and talk about my wife anymore, I will bring out his wife. My wife will never do such, we don’t do family business. I care about transparency. My wife is a trader. She buys and sells and Wike knows that.”
With regards to Wike’s allegation that he squandered over N30 billion belonging to the state, Amaechi retorted: “And you believe that? The man who says he has about $50 million in Lagos and could no prove it, is the same man you believe? The man who said I did not pay salaries until I left office and now he is saying no, it is pensioners that I did not pay. Do you believe such a man?”