The Rivers State chapter of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, has dismissed allegations by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, that the party’s vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, refused to approve the construction of the newly commissioned Hand of God Cathedral belonging to the Salvation Ministry during his tenure as governor of the state.
Wike, who spoke at a town hall meeting in Abuja on Monday, claimed that the construction was approved by a subsequent administration.
However, the ADC chapter in Rivers State countered the minister’s claim, insisting that Amaechi approved the building’s construction in 2010 during his first term as governor.
The party’s Publicity Secretary, Chizy Enyi, stated this in a post on his official Facebook page on Tuesday, adding that Amaechi personally performed the foundation-laying ceremony of the Salvation Ministry headquarters after granting the approval.
According to Enyi, “Wike only granted the Certificate of Occupancy while Amaechi gave approval for the building.”
He further disclosed that the construction was affected by the rerouting of a road that obstructed the project, which also affected a building belonging to Pastor Enoch Adeboye.
Enyi said Amaechi personally met with Adeboye and appealed to him to relocate the building to allow for the road project.
“Adeboye agreed and the Rivers State Government paid full damages to the Redeemed Christian Church. That building is still there because Wike abandoned the road,” he added.
