{"id":168412,"date":"2025-07-04T21:31:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T20:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/wike-responds-to-amaechi-on-respect-and-age"},"modified":"2025-07-04T23:18:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T22:18:40","slug":"wike-responds-to-amaechi-on-respect-and-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/wike-responds-to-amaechi-on-respect-and-age","title":{"rendered":"Wike Responds to Amaechi on Respect and Age"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Federal Capital Territory, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has replied to former Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, over his comment that the former does not respect him.<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi, a former Minister of Transportation, had questioned why Wike failed to respect him.<\/p>\n<p>Amaechi also berated his successor, challenging the FCT Minister to take a walk with him from Abuja to Port Harcourt to prove his popularity.<\/p>\n<p>Replying, Wike, who appeared on Channels TV on Friday, said only integrity and honour attract respect, not old age.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cYou should be respected by your integrity, honour, and not because you are 200 years old.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is unfair for him to make the comment that he is my senior.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Federal Capital Territory, FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has replied to former Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, over his comment that the former does not respect him. Amaechi, a former Minister of Transportation, had questioned why Wike failed to respect him. 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