The All Progressives Congress in Rivers has hit back at the state governor, Nyesom Wike, for describing its leader and immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, as a total failure who no longer has access to the Presidential Villa.

Darlington Nwauju, who is the party’s publicity secretary in Rivers, described the comments by Governor Wike against Amaechi as laughable.

He said while the former minister was not disposed to political criticisms, the party would not allow the likes of Governor Wike to demean his personality by peddling falsehood against him.

According to Nwauju, Amaechi’s performance as a minister is not an issue of debate, as the records in the public domain could attest to his excellent achievements in the Ministry of Transportation.

On the criticism by the governor that Amaechi did not attract federal infrastructures to Rivers, the APC spokesperson in Rivers responded with a PowerPoint presentation of 18 projects and human development programmes in the state, which he said were spearhead by the former minister.