The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has criticised his predecessor as Rivers State Governor and and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over his participation in the “Occupy the National Assembly” protests.
Delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Distinguished Personality Lecture Series of the Faculty of Social Sciences on Tuesday, Wike, who attended the event accompanied by two of his sons, mocked Amaechi’s claim that he brought his son—a medical doctor—to the protest to provide emergency care for participants.
The FCT Minister 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.”
Wike continued by accusing opposition leaders of hypocrisy. He questioned why those now clamouring for transparency were silent on such reforms when they held influential positions in government.
He 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.”
