“Your Wife Is a Trader, Not an Industrialist,” Wike Silences Amaechi in Trending Interview
- FCT minister Nyesom Wike has criticised Rotimi Amaechi, the former minister of transportation, for referring to his wife as an “industrialist”
- Wike described Amaechi’s submission about his wife as an insult to the sensibilities of Nigerians, noting that Amaechi’s wife is simply a trader
- The FCT minister expressed his respect for women and emphasised that as a husband, he would never bring his wife into public discussions in such a manner
TheTalk.NG journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.
Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has taken a swipe at a former minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, for describing his wife as an industrialist.
FCT minister Nyesom Wike tackles his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, regarding his wife’s profession.
Photo credit: Nyesom Ezenwo Wike – CON, GSSRS, Chibuike AmaechiSource: Facebook
Amaechi doesn’t love his wife, says Wike
Wike, who spoke during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday, July 4, maintained that Amaechi’s wife is a trader, adding the former Rivers State governor and had insulted the sensibility of Nigerians by claiming that his wife is an industrialist.
As reported by Daily Trust, the FCT minister wondered why his predecessor would bring his wife into the public discussion
Wike said:
“Amaechi said that his wife is an industrialist. He has insulted the sensibility of Nigerians. I always tell people; I want to challenge everybody; how does she become an industrialist. She is not. She has been a trader.
“If am selling water, I am not the one producing the water. If am selling rice, I am not the one producing rice. So it is unfortunate that a university graduate, a former minister, a former governor will say that my wife is a trader; therefore, she is an industrialist.
“I respect women. I respect my wife that is why it is very difficult for me to discuss about women. I am pained that a man who wants to be president of this country will bring his wife into the media and begins to explain. He has not been fair. I don’t think Amaechi loves his wife.”
FCT minister Nyesom Wike shares reason he doesn’t speak about women amid row with Amaechi.
Photo credit: Nyesom Ezenwo Wike – CON, GSSRSSource: Facebook
Interestingly, Amaechi and Wike have a common history as former governors of Rivers state in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta area.
Amaechi was governor from May 2007 to May 2015, and he handed over to Wike, who was in the saddle for eight years.
“I risked my life to make Amaechi governor” – Wike
Speaking further, Wike also spoke about how he risked his life to ensure Amaechi’s emergence as Rivers state governor in 2007.
Wike also claimed that he invested everything he had to ensure that Amaechi emerged as governor.
The former Rivers state governor alleged that Amaechi later attempted to edge him out politically, falsely believing he was doing him (Wike) a favour.
Read more about Wike, Amaechi here:
Atiku vs Tinubu: Wike taunts ADC ahead of 2027
TheTalk.NG previously reported that FCT minister Nyesom Wike criticised Atiku Abubakar of the PDP and other top politicians who recently announced the unveiling of the ADC coalition.
Druing a media parley on Thursday, Wike mentioned why Atiku, ex-Senate President David Mark, Ovation publisher Dele Momodu and ex-Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai joined the ADC.
The FCT minister also challenged the ADC and explained what the PDP should do to wrestle power from President Bola Tinubu of the ruling APC.
Source: TheTalk.NG
