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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has criticised former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, over his comments involving his wife and mother in the ongoing political debate ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Wike faulted Amaechi, who is the African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential running mate, for saying he would have distanced himself from his wife if she were Nigeria’s president and governed the country like President Bola Tinubu.
Speaking during his monthly media chat in Abuja on Thursday, Wike accused Amaechi of disrespecting his mother and wife through the remarks.
He also criticised the former governor for bringing family members into political discussions.
He said: “Why do you have to bring your wife now into politics?
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“The last time you brought in your mother, that it was the policy of the president that killed your mother and I saw the reactions of people.
“A man who does not respect his mother now has done to the wife, for Christ sake, why an innocent woman?
“You and I know that he is not saying the truth, I watched it on video and how irresponsible, you know that your wife will not be president anytime and it’s not correct, but now you have brought your wife to the front burner of politics, which is not correct.
“Your contract in NDDC was it done? Was it not given to the wife? Why always bring out your wife, why didn’t you divorce your wife then?”
