Chidi Wihioka, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, has accused the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, of attempting to change the history of the Ikwerre people because of his presidential ambition.
The former House of Representatives member, while speaking at an event held in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state on Sunday alleged that Amaechi has been informing Nigerians that Ikwerre people are Igbos because he wants to be president.
Wihioka, a loyalist of Magnus Abe insisted that the Ikwerre people were not part of the Igbo ethnicity, adding that they have their own history and culture.
According to him, “This is a man that wants to turn the history of Ikwerre land and said Ikwerre is Igbo. We are ashamed of him. Ikwerre can never be Igbo.
“We have our history we have our record. You cannot rewrite our record because you want to be president. If you want to be something your brothers and sisters would know. As far as we are concerned, we have not given any approval to whoever that is talking about him.”
Meanwhile, Amaechi, who was turbaned as the Dan Amanar Daura (trusted son of Daura) by the Emir of Daura, Alhaji Farouk Umar Farouk, has not declared an interest to run for the presidential election in 2023.
