Endless war between Wike and Amaechi is affecting the state.

The war between the former Rivers State governor Mr. Rotimi Amaechi and the new governor barrister Nyesom Wike seems endless.

Former governor Amaechi refused to hand over power to The new governor which made the federal to intervene and ordered Bayelsa state chief judge to swear in Wike on May 29 folllowing the constitution. Rivers state judiciary has been under lock and keys for a long time.

We gathered that Amaechi destroyed properties in government house and carted away a lot of them. According to them such thing has never happened before in Rivers state because every property in the government house belongs to the state government not to an individual or group of persons.

While speaking with the news men, the new Rivers state deputy governor, Dr. Mrs. Ipalibo Banigo,  yesterday  made the allegation at Government House, after taking leaders of the state  round the premises of the State House .

Governor Nyesom Wike took the leaders to the residential  quarters,  offices and the Banquet  Hall where furniture, television sets and electrical  accessories were allegedly removed.

Rotimi Amaechi, has denied the allegation, saying that it was an attempt by Wike, to intimidate, threaten and blackmail officials of his (Amaechi’s) administration, including civil servants, into making false claims against him (Amaechi) and his wife, concocting claims that cannot be substantiated.

The  prominent  Rivers  State leaders on the tour with Governor Wike were the Deputy Governor, Dr Banigo, former Deputy  Governor,  Tele Ikuru, former Attorney-General of the state, Frank Owhor, acting National  Chairman of  the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  Uche Secondus, former  Minister  of  Sports,  Dr Danagogo,  former  Minister of Trade and  Investment,  Kenneth  Kobani and Rivers State PDP  Chairman,  Mr Felix Obuah.

Mr. Obuah said.“It is unimaginable that the beds, chairs and official crested rugs in the governor’s  official  quarters  were removed. Even the foam they left is Mouka foam, which they used to replace the original foam,”

Amaechi, described Wike’s allegations as another cheap smear campaign and a way to steal billions of naira from the state’s treasury under the guise of renovating a ‘vandalised’ and looted’ Government House. Amaechi went ahead to  debunk claims by Wike that Government House, Port Harcourt was vandalized.

His spokesman, Mr. David Iyofor released a statement saying that Wike had gone to ridiculous and absurd lengths to show his imaginary claims of vandalisation in Government House in his bid to vote billions of naira for renovation of the place.

 “I am aware that this (Monday) morning, (yesterday), Wike in company of his coterie of court jesters took some video cameramen and photographers on a tour of the Governor’s residence inside Government House. He took them to the Governor’s bedroom where he made further claims that the place have been vandalised.”He said.

“The question to ask is, did Wike know what was in my former bedroom before now, to conclude that the bedroom was vandalised? Did he speak with or review with the Permanent Secretary of Government House, who is the chief accounting officer, before jumping to such hasty and misguided conclusion?” He queried.