Wike vs Amaechi: What Started Their Latest Political Clash?
Wike and Amaechi are trading fresh accusations over Tinubu's policies, Rivers projects and the 2027 election. Here is what triggered their latest clash.
Nyesom Wike and Rotimi Amaechi are at the centre of the latest political clash, with the two Rivers State politicians exchanging fresh criticisms over President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, Amaechi’s record in office and the upcoming 2027 elections. The latest dispute began after Amaechi linked his mother’s death to the difficulty of affording her medication under the Tinubu administration.
Amaechi, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 election, made this comments during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. He said the rising cost of medicines following the Tinubu administration’s policies had made it very difficult for him to buy the drugs his mother needed, and also said his late mother would be happy if the ADC won the 2027 election.
Wike accused Amaechi of politicising his mother’s death and rejected his explanation over the cost of her medication. He also questioned how Amaechi, who served as Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, governor and Minister of Transportation for eight years each, could attribute his inability to provide the medication to Tinubu’s policies.
The argument then widened into dispute over Amaechi’s record as Rivers governor. Wike challenged him to account for projects including the $39.2 million Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte Specialist Hospital, the N68 billion monorail project and about N10 billion reportedly spent on an anti-malaria fumigation programme, while questioning what became of the projects and funds.
Their latest exchange therefore goes beyond their personal political rivalry, with both men now using the dispute to challenge each other’s record and influence ahead of the 2027 elections.
