The Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over his recent comments about former Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
Rivers ADC spokesman Chizzy Enyi accused Wike of viewing political issues through the lens of politics while defending Amaechi, who is the ADC’s vice-presidential candidate for the 2027 election.
Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, Enyi said Amaechi had chosen not to engage Wike in a prolonged public exchange.
“Amaechi has resolved not to always respond to Nyesom Wike. To Nyesom, everything is politics,” Enyi said.
He further criticised the FCT minister’s record in Rivers State, stating, “Honestly, there’s no value Wike has brought or is bringing to Rivers State.”
The comments followed Wike’s recent assertion that Rivers voters would support President Bola Tinubu rather than Amaechi in the 2027 presidential election. Wike also criticised Amaechi’s performance as transportation minister under former President Muhammadu Buhari and questioned his political influence in Rivers.
Wike further predicted that Amaechi could ask his supporters to boycott the election before 11am on election day, claiming that he would be unable to defeat the political structure supporting Tinubu. That prediction remains a political assertion rather than an established outcome.
The exchange is significant because both Wike and Amaechi are influential figures in Rivers politics, and their rivalry has remained an important feature of the state’s political landscape.
Amaechi served as Rivers governor from 2007 to 2015 before becoming transportation minister. Wike succeeded him as governor and later became FCT minister. Their political differences have continued to shape debates around Rivers State and the 2027 election.
With political parties already intensifying mobilisation, the latest exchange underscores the growing contest for influence in Rivers ahead of the presidential poll.
