Thursday, March 17, 2016

Amaechi blasts Wike for appointing gun men as LG chairmen

Rotimi Amaechi, the minister of transportation and former governor of Rivers state, has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of appointing only known militants as chairmen of caretaker committees of the local government councils in the state.

Leadership reports that Amaechi accused his successor on Wednesday, March 16, speaking on a live programme of a private television station in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital.

He also alleged that Wike is hiding the ex-militant leader and the chairman of Asari-Toru local government council, Sonoma Jackrich, who has been recently declared wanted by the police.

“Now, you are asking a question when all his council chairmen are known militants. It is not an allegation. For example, the chairman of Asari-Toru local government council is living in Government House, because he cannot go to work. Why can’t he go to work? Because the police stormed his house, found AK-47, live ammunitions. Please, call the commissioner of police and the director of the SSS to confirm.

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