Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers said on Friday that he bears no personal grudges with his predecessor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi.
Speaking at the 12 All Nigeria Editors Conference holding in Port Harcourt, Wike said he and Amaechi, who is now Minister of Transport, do not agree politically because they belong to different political parties.
“There is nothing personal. We differ politically because we belong to different political politics. We want peace in the state and it is my desire to ensure that the state is peaceful,” he said.
Wike commended former President Goodluck Jonathan who he said did something special to ensure peace in the country by conceding defeat during the 2015 general election.
“Jonathan should be commended for this single act. People should emulate this move to ensure peace in the country,” he said.
Wike said Amaechi was his boss as governor and they had good times serving the state.
“We should make sacrifices for peace. The state must move on. We only differ politically and that should not be to the level that will destroy the state,” he said.
