A stakeholder in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed why the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike parted ways with the former minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
According to the PDP chieftain who spoke with The Nation on condition of anonymity, Wike and Amaechi parted ways because his predecessor worked against the former president, Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.
The source said even though Amaechi nominated Wike as a minister under Jonathan, Wike decided to dump Amaechi for Jonathan in 2015.
The PDP chieftain speaking on the rift between Wike and Amaechi said, “In case you didn’t know, Wike parted ways with his friend and predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi because Amaechi decided to work against Jonathan in the run-up to the 2015 election.
“Even though it was Amaechi that nominated him for a ministerial position under Jonathan, Wike chose to stick with Jonathan, ditching Amaechi in the process.
“So, outside their disagreement over local politics in Rivers State at the time, Amaechi’s irreconcilable differences with Jonathan accounted for the sustained animosity between him and Wike till now.”
Amaechi in 2015 dumped PDP for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to support Muhammadu Buhari who was the presidential candidate of the party at the time.
Buhari eventually went on to defeat Jonathan in the presidential election.
