The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe at former Rivers State governor and ex-Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over his son’s presence at the recent “Occupy the National Assembly” protest.
Wike spoke on Tuesday while delivering a keynote address at the 2026 Distinguished Personality Lecture Series organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences.
He attended the event with two of his sons and used the platform to criticise what he described as political showmanship by opposition figures.
During his speech, the FCT Minister mocked Amaechi’s explanation that he brought his son, a medical doctor, to the protest to provide emergency medical support.
Wike said, “The other day, some people went for a demonstration, and somebody said, ‘I brought my son here, who is a medical doctor in case anyone falls down.
“Meanwhile, the child has no medical equipment with him. Meanwhile, there’s no ambulance there with him in case anybody slumps.”
He also accused opposition leaders of double standards. According to him, many of those demanding reforms today failed to act when they were in positions of authority.
Wike said, “People are talking about electronic transmission today, why are not ask who were those who are responsible that there was no electronic transimssion in the last election.
“When they are out of office, they’ll be borrowing the people’s voice, when they are inside office, they won’t say anything.”
Amaechi had earlier joined the protest at the National Assembly, which was organised to challenge the Senate’s rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of election results.
He explained that his presence was meant to show solidarity with protesters and demonstrate that leaders should be physically involved in major civic actions instead of observing from afar.
Amaechi also accused the ruling All Progressives Congress of opposing electronic transmission because of what he described as fear of electoral defeat. See more
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