Former Governor of Rivers State, Chibuike Amaechi has disclosed that he avoids going back to the state, admitting that it affects his mental health.
Speaking on Arise News, Amaechi expressed distress at seeing projects he had completed being abandoned and vandalized, particularly schools built with state funds during his tenure.
“Now when I was sworn in as governor you’ll ask the question, ‘did you perform?’ People are building a flyover here and making noise.
“I built six flyovers. They’re there and I did not make noise. I didn’t call the President to come and commission. I built primary schools, let any other governor who has built primary schools come forward in Rivers State.
“I built secondary schools people were calling universities with two children per room and I got an agency in India to come and manage those schools and they brought science teachers from India and arts teachers from Nigeria.
“The schools are now abandoned, vandalised. That’s why I don’t go to Rivers State because it gives you mental disorder.
“Within that period, we tried to build a new city. We finished 24 hrs power supply and it was abandoned and vandalised.”
The former Minister, who is a key figure in the APC in the South South region, is currently at odds with his party’s leadership led by Bola Tinubu. Amaechi is actively involved in discussions with a coalition aimed at defeating the incumbent president in 2027.
