Amaechi- I Will Not Forgive Wike Until Justice Is Served

Governor Amaechi declared during his 50th birthday thanksgiving service at the Corpus Christi Cathedral in Port Harcourt, that he would not forgive or settle the feud between him and Wike, unless justice was seen to have been done, as he accused the governor-elect of being behind the deaths recorded in the state during the general elections. Wike had denied the allegation.

The Catholic Bishop of Port Harcourt Diocese, Most Rev. Dr. Camillus Etokudoh, had called on both politicians (Amaechi and Wike) to reconcile their differences in the interest of the people.

He said,
“My Lordship talked about forgiveness. In the Catholic Church you don’t oppose the views of your bishop. His words represent an order. If you oppose him you may be barred from taking Holy Communion.

“You are not a true Catholic if you don’t receive the Holy Communion. But Your Lordship, the same Catholic doctrine also states that justice comes before forgiveness.

“All those that were killed during the last general elections must get justice. Their families must get justice. Our party, the All Progressives Congress, must get justice first at the petition election tribunal. Our mandate must be retrieved at the tribunal.

“I am surprised that My Lordship congratulated Nyesom Wike here today. I am using this opportunity to call on the Church to join the APC in praying to God so that we can reclaim our mandate.

“Reclaiming our mandate at the election petition tribunal will represent a measure of justice. We must seek justice before reconciliation,” the governor stressed.

Earlier, the Catholic Bishop, Etokudoh, had congratulated Wike for his electoral victory and urged him and Amaechi to settle their differences.

“As for the outgoing governor and the incoming governor, I urge them to work together so that there will be peace. We need peace in Rivers State.

“There can be no reconciliation without forgiveness. There will be no peace without reconciliation. So, it is time for the outgoing governor and the incoming governor to reconcile so that peace will return to Rivers State. No matter their differences, they should reconcile in the interest of peace,” Bishop Etokudoh, who was delivering a sermon at the event, added.

The cleric described Amaechi as a courageous person, adding that the governor had touched many lives in the eight years that he was the chief executive of the state.