FCT Minister Nyesom Wike criticises Rotimi Amaechi for bringing his son to protests, calling the move symbolic and hypocritical
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has criticised his predecessor as Rivers State Governor and former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over his participation in the “Occupy the National Assembly” protests.
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Speaking at the 2026 Distinguished Personality Lecture Series of the Faculty of Social Sciences on Tuesday, Wike, accompanied by two of his sons, mocked Amaechi’s claim that he brought his son—a medical doctor—to provide emergency care for protesters.
“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 said.
He further accused opposition leaders of hypocrisy, questioning why those now calling for transparency remained silent when they held influential positions in government.
“People are talking about electronic transmission today, why are they not asking who were responsible that there was no electronic transmission 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,” Wike added.
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Amaechi previously defended his participation in the protests, saying leaders should be physically present during major demonstrations and alleging that the ruling All Progressives Congress opposed the move out of “fear of losing elections.”
