‘Let’s Walk From Airport To Port Harcourt And See’, Amaechi Challenges Wike To Popularity Contest

Former Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, has challenged the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to a popularity walk on the streets of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.

Amaechi, who is also a former governor of Rivers State, disclosed this on Thursday night while speaking on Channels TV’s ‘Politics Today’, which was monitored by our correspondent in Port Harcourt.

Amaechi said: “Let the Minister of the FCT, well, I don’t want to make him the topic of the conversation; let him come, let’s take a walk from the Airport (Port Harcourt International Airport) to Port Harcourt. No Police, no Army; just two of us.

“That will tell us who is more popular. I don’t know why he doesn’t respect people like us. I am older and I brought him up in politics.”

The former minister, who is now a chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), stated that he officially resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) before joining the ADC.

Amaechi said: “Yes, I officially resigned from the APC on Tuesday. I resigned from my ward. I have already transmitted my letter to my ward chairman.

“So, I directed one of my staff from my village to convey the letter to the ward chairman that I have left the party if there was any party called APC.”

When asked if he thinks there is no APC in Rivers State, Amaechi said: “You know there is so much noise going on.”