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The Chief Medical Director of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Prof. Henry Ugboma, has alleged that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State tried to malign his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi.
Prof. Ugboma who was a former member of Wike’s transition committee said the governor mandated them to put together things that will destroy the former governor.
Speaking in an interview on Arise TV, Ugboma alleged that the directive was one of the reasons he left the Peoples Democratic Party.
He further claimed Wike’s mandate was to deny Amaechi the chance of serving in President Buhari’s cabinet.
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Published 13 April 2021
Published 13 April 2021
A member of Wike’s transition committee, now Chief Medical Director of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Prof. Henry Ugboma, has accused the Rivers State Governor of setting an agenda to discredit his predecessor and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
Speaking on
Arise TV programme on Monday, Ugboma stated that tarnishing Amaechi’s image was Wike’s number one agenda even before his inauguration as governor of the state.
Ugboma said, “I can rightly tell you that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has this paranoid issue against the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. I noticed this as a member of the Peoples’ Democratic Party and that was one of the reasons I left the party.
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