JUST IN: Wike, Amaechi at war over Alabo’s Illness, death…Gov “we spent N50m on late federal minister”

The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, on Monday blasted his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, over his comments at the burial of four-time federal minister, Alabo Tamunotenyim Omubo Graham-Douglas (TOG).

Amaechi at the burial over the weekend knocked Wike for not taking responsibility for Alabo’s burial. He said, “Indeed going by the contributions he made to the state, I was thinking that the state would take responsibility for everything concerning Alabo. You don’t need to be Governor to be recognised.”

Reacting to Amaechi, the Rivers governor said, “It’s unfortunate and I ask him, when Alabo was sick, where were you? This state government committed so much to make sure Alabo survived. I want to challenge anybody. We didn’t spend anything less than N50 million to make sure our elder statesman survived. It is the survival we want. We wanted him to be alive.

“When his late son had an accident and was flown to London, this state government bore the cost. Go and ask people. We don’t need to say all these things but you like to eulogise the dead.”