A chieftain of the Senator Magnus Ngei Abe led faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Elder Chidi Wihioka, has accused the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, of attempting to change the history of Ikwerre people because of his 2023 presidential ambition.
Wihioka, who is a former member of the House of Representatives alleged that Amaechi has been telling Nigerians that Ikwerre people are Igbos because he wants to become president.
He spoke at the inauguration of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu Vanguard in Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state on Sunday.
He insisted that Ikwerre people are not Igbo, saying they have their own history and culture.
He said, “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 and 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.”
