Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State at the commissioning of Rukpakwolusi-Eliogbolo community new layout road in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, on Saturday, intensified his war against former Governor Rotimi Amaechi of the All Progressives Congress (APC), his predecessor, saying the former governor failed to construct roads and flyovers in the state.
Governor Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was irked by a report that Amaechi on Wednesday said that he constructed projects and built five flyovers in Rivers State without noise.
The incumbent governor also said he built the road leading to the residence of the former Minister of Transportation.
Wike on Saturday declared: “I heard few days ago, the former Governor of Rivers State said that he did a lot of roads and flyovers in Port Harcourt, he didn’t make noise, then why the noise? I didn’t see the flyovers he did. If he did the road, mention the roads; When he in the state.
“I have gone to your local government to do all the internal roads which you refused…I’ve given you a school in your community, even the house you are living, I did the road to your house.”
Wike maintained: “Let me even tell you why we should celebrate. On May 27, 2015, when he was celebrating his birthday, he said our government would not have money to pay salaries talkless of projects.
“So, today, by the grace of God, we are not only paying salaries, we are not only paying pensioners, we are not only paying gratuities that he did not pay, we have gone beyond to carry out projects which he failed to do.”
Wike further said that the APC government led by President Muhammadu Buhari honoured him with the Distinguished Award in Infrastructure Delivery, adding: Amaechi has no point to score on project delivery because “Buhari said I am the best when it comes to infrastructure”.
However, the Rivers State APC responded to Wike, thereafter, noting that no one takes Wike’s comments serious anymore. The state APC listed the five flyovers built by former Governor Amaechi, and others development projects of the Amaechi administration during his tenure.