00:00Former Governor of Rivers State and Nigerian Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amechi
00:05has stated that the state is a big capital of betrayals by politicians.
00:10In reaction to the political differences between the immediate past governor of the state and
00:14the current Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesomweke and the Rivers State Governor,
00:20Fubarase Vinalai, Rotimi Amechi in a news interview on Wednesday also called on Nigerians
00:27to be on the streets, protesting the apparent hunger in the land and not voting following
00:32the leadership problems the government of President Bola Ametinugu seems to have caused
00:37in the country.
00:38Amechi said he could no longer afford the cost of diesel and wondered how other people
00:43who may not be that privileged like him are surviving the economic situation in the country.
00:50According to Amechi, Siminanaye Fubara was accountant to Nyesomweke when he was chairman
00:56of OBU, a poor local government area in Rivers and when him, Amechi became governor, Wike
01:02brought Fubara to state-level functionality.
01:05Some close watchers have stated that what Fubara is experiencing with Wike has been
01:10the daily struggle of Rotimi Amechi with Sem Wike at the reign of good luck availing Jonathan's
01:16presidency.
01:17Some of the observers added that the actions of Wike didn't start newly and the behaviours
01:23need to be termed before it gets out of hand.
01:26Former Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amechi expressed his frustration over Nigeria's lack
01:32of response to the country's economic hardships.
01:35He criticised citizens for not protesting against rising living costs, noting that he
01:41personally can't afford diesel anymore due to its high price.
01:45Amechi emphasised that people should be angry and take action against corruption and economic
01:51struggles.
01:52I can't afford to buy diesel now, Rotimi Amechi said, adding, there is the need for the general
01:59public to protest against politicians.
02:02In the interview with ABN TV, the former Rivers state governor questioned why Nigerians are
02:08not more vocal in their outrage, pointing to rising costs and the inability of many
02:13to afford basic necessities such as fuel.
02:17I'm angry with the citizens, people should be angry, there should be protests, we will
02:23not vote, there will be no election in our state because of the current rate of hunger.
02:29If people like us can't afford diesel, you can imagine how others are coping, said Amechi.
02:36Amechi had contested in the primaries of the All Progressive Congress, APC, to grab the
02:42party ticket for the 2023 presidential election and lost it to President Bola Tegubu.
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