I Have A Document — Wihioka Fires Warning At Amaechi Over Ikwerre Indigene Claim

The lawmaker representing the Ikwerre/Emohua Federal Constituency of Rivers State in the House of Representatives, Chidi Wihioka, has made a controversial claim about the ancestry of former Rivers State Governor and African Democratic Congress (ADC) vice-presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi.

According to Bush Radio Academy, Wihioka alleged in a viral video that Amaechi is not an indigene of Ikwerre Local Government Area and warned that he possesses a document which he said could support his claim.

The lawmaker reportedly declared that Amaechi could no longer claim to be a son of Ikwerre land, while threatening to make the document public if the former Minister of Transportation made what he described as derogatory remarks against him.

Wihioka said the document was allegedly connected to discussions surrounding the balkanisation of Ikwerre during negotiations that preceded the creation of Bayelsa State.

He further stated that he would release the document for Ikwerre people to examine if Amaechi continued speaking about his identity or made further comments against him.

The allegation has emerged amid heightened political activity in Rivers State ahead of the 2027 general elections, with Amaechi now occupying a prominent position within the ADC presidential campaign structure as the party’s vice-presidential candidate.

Meanwhile, the Rivers State chapter of the ADC has criticised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, over remarks he allegedly made while attending the burial of Amaechi’s mother.

The party’s reaction followed a statement attributed to Wike in which he reportedly predicted that Amaechi would be defeated by noon on election day in the 2027 elections.

In a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Monday, the Rivers ADC chairman, Chukwudi Dimkpa, argued that elections cannot be won through boasts, intimidation or claims by political figures that they already know the outcome.

Dimkpa maintained that Rivers residents would determine the result through their votes, adding that the votes would be counted before the Independent National Electoral Commission declares the winner.

He described Wike’s conduct at Omagwa on Saturday as political rascality taken too far and insisted that no individual politician could unilaterally determine the outcome of the 2027 election.

The latest exchange adds another layer to the growing political tensions in Rivers State, where major political figures and parties are already positioning themselves ahead of the 2027 elections.