Wike’s aide to Abati: Resign from Arise TV, face your job as Amaechi’s spokesperson

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Lere Olayinka, media aide to Nyesom Wike, has asked Reuben Abati to resign his role as a television host and take up the position of spokesperson to Rotimi Amaechi.

Speaking on ‘The Morning Show’, an Arise Television breakfast programme, on Friday, Olayinka faulted Abati for his tirade against Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT).

Abati, a former presidential spokesperson and co-host of the programme, was not in the studio for the day’s edition of ‘The Morning Show’ when Olayinka came calling.BACKGROUND

During an event organised to mark his 60th birthday, Amaechi, former minister of transportation and ex-Rivers governor, said like millions of Nigerians, he is “hungry”.

Amaechi noted that with the help of the opposition, President Bola Tinubu can be removed from office in the 2027 election.During a media chat on Monday, Wike took a swipe at Amaechi over the hunger remark, dismissing it as “politically motivated”.The FCT minister said Amaechi could not have been hungry for food after twenty years in several political positions.

On Tuesday, Abati tore into Wike for his criticism of Amaechi, adding that the FCT minister is being “disrespectful and rude” to those who played significant roles in his political career.

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