By Solomon Nmam Okocha
Barely forty eight hours after the
controversial and unpopular emergence of Barr. Nyesom Wike as the Governor of
Rivers State, he intensified his usual verbal attacks on his predecessor - Rt.
Hon. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi. With all the paraphernalia of executive power,
Chief Wike embarked on a 'pull him down' mission against Amaechi. Of course,
every government has a right to probe the past government, but the manner through which it is done often speaks
volumes of the actual intention.
Out of all Wike's endless vociferations, one
statement that caught my fancy was this: "in line with President Buhari's
war on corruption, I have decided to probe the administration of former
Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi", and true to his word, he hurriedly set
up the controversial 'Judicial' panel of Inquiry to probe only eighteen months
out of ninety six months of Amaechi's tenure as Governor. Worst of all, the
head of the panel, Justice Omereji, is said to be a sworn enemy of the former
Governor.
As a citizen of Nigeria, I believe that
Governor Wike is within his rights to probe the former Governor of Rivers State
through a non controversial "Panel of Inquiry", but my worry is this:
does Wike have the 'moral' standing to probe Amaechi or any other person in
that matter? Can Wike stand in front of God and man and profess that his hands
are not stained with the drippings of PDP's sixteen years of mindless looting
and gross wastage? I am very sure that the answers to these posers reside in
the bosom of the Almighty God, Wike, EFCC or maybe Lucifer.
Yesterday the public presentation of the
assets of President Buhari and his Vice inundated the airwaves. Some people
saluted this historic action of the President in line with his anti corruption
agenda, while others as usual tried to pick holes in the trending gist. My
immediate concern is with the present Governor of Rivers State. Here lies the
ultimate test of his entire existence as a Politician and public servant in
Nigeria.
Now the question that looms large is this: In
line with President Buhari's war on corruption, when will Wike publicly declare
his assets?
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