In reaction to the former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi decline to appear before the judicial commission of inquiry sitting in the state, the incumbent governor, Nyesom Wike has said that he should stop running if he has no skeleton in his cupboard.
Speaking on Sunday through his media adviser, Opunabo Inko-Tariah, Wike noted that it is unfortunate that Amaechi can describe the Justice George Omereji led panel of inquiry as illegal after the court ruling which has given it backing.
In his own defence, Amaechi had said that the governor does not comply with the lwas setting up an administrative panel, therefore he would not appear before the panel.
Wike stressed that it was necessary for Amaechi to defend himself on certain issues concerning how the state was managed during his tenure. He said further that even Dr Peter Odili,the governor of Rivers State between 1999 to 2007 also appeared before a panel of inquiry.
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Speaking further, the incumbent governor, Wike stated that Amaechi was not happy when the court pronounced that the setting up of the panel of inquiry to probe him was in order
“It is laughable that Amaechi would call a panel that has already been declared lawful by a court of law illegal. This means that as of when he questioned its proprietary in court, he thought the court would declare it illegal but was shamed.
“This is no media trial and the government (Rivers) will not be embroiled in any war of attrition. He (Amaechi) should go and defend himself just like Dr. Peter Odili did during the Kayode Esho panel,” Wike said.
He dismissed allegations levied against him by Amaechi saying he is only trying to whip up sentiment in the media.
According to him, “Media trial will not vindicate him as the sentiment he is trying to whip up has failed. Wike has no skeleton in his cupboard.
“ who claims in one forum that he left N7.5bn (in the state’s coffers) and in another, he said 10bn.”
