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.
Speaking on Tuesday while delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Distinguished Personality Lecture Series organised by the Faculty of Social Sciences, Wike — who attended with two of his sons — ridiculed Amaechi’s claim that he brought his son, a medical doctor, to the protest to provide emergency medical care for demonstrators.
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 also accused opposition figures of hypocrisy, questioning why those now advocating reforms were silent when they held power.
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.”
His comments follow earlier reports detailing Amaechi’s involvement in demonstrations against the Senate’s rejection of mandatory electronic transmission of election results.
Amaechi had said his presence at the protest reflected his belief that leaders should stand physically with the people during major demonstrations rather than observe from afar. He also alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress opposed the proposal out of “fear of losing elections.”
