Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has taunted his predecessor Rotimi Amaechi, saying he is still being bitten by mosquitoes despite the latter fumigating the state with N12billion.
Wike stated this in an interview on Monday on AIT in reaction to Amaechi’s claim that he (Amaechi) is one of the best governors the state has ever had.
Amaechi, now the minister of transportation, had boasted he was one of Rivers’ best governors on Sunday at the funeral of Adolphus Karibi-Whyte, a former justice of the Supreme Court.
“One of the things that made him the best governor, for fumigation of a state like Rivers state, we paid over N12 billion naira so that there would be no more mosquitoes. Today, mosquito is still biting me,” Wike said.
“He is not one of the best, he is the best. Who would have done all he did without being the best?”
Wike also said he brought a lot of development to Rivers while he served as minister of state for education, but that Amaechi cannot boast of any.
“Rivers people will ask you, what will you tell us? You’re doing rail to Niger Republic, which one have you done in your state?” he asked.
