22nd June, 2015
Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, former governor of Rivers state has described Tele Ikuru, former deputy governor who served with him for eight years as a “shameless clown” that he won’t dissipate energy on.
Amaechi was reacting to Ikuru’s scathing attacks that described his government as the most corrupt in the state.
It would be recalled that Ikuru dumped the All Progressives Congress for the Peoples Democratic Party days before the general elections held and has since been attacking Amaechi.
“We won’t dignify him (Ikuru) with a response. This is a man with no dignity, no shame. No self-respecting man would talk the way Ikuru is talking right now. This is a character that served the Amaechi administration for almost eight years. While he was there, he never for once complained that Amaechi or the government that he was the second-in-command was corrupt.
“As a matter of fact, he was singing and parroting everywhere that Rivers State was truly blessed to have a governor like Amaechi, that Amaechi will always be remembered and hailed for changing for good the fortunes of Rivers State.”
“Today, the shameless clown is the one shouting Amaechi is corrupt, everywhere. If the government was as corrupt as he claims, what was he doing there for almost eight years, telling the world that Amaechi is the best thing to happen to Rivers State? No character, no self-respect, no dignity, no shame. A character like Ikuru should never be taken seriously,” the statement concluded.