Lere Olayinka, an aide to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has knocked journalist Reuben Abati for saying his principal is rude.

Drama began after Wike slammed a former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, over his recent attacks on President Bola Tinubu.

In a media chat, Wike, who took over from Amaechi as Governor of Rivers State, described him as a power-hungry politician.

The remark was condemned by Abat, who described it as disrespectful, while anchoring an Arise TV programme on Tuesday.

“I think that Nyesom Wike is very rude and disrespectful because Rotimi Amaechi is his boss in politics,” he said.

“When he was local government chairman, or was it councillor during Amaechi’s second term, it was Rotimi Amaechi who helped him to become local government chairman.”

Reacting, Wike’s aide pointed out that Abati lacks the moral authority to speak on such issues because he was once running mate to a fugitive.

He shared on X, “I listened to Egbon @abati1990 on Arise News this morning, saying the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, is very rude and disrespectful because Rotimi Amaechi is his boss in politics.

“If we talk now, they will say we don’t respect elders. The same Reuben Abati, who was comfortable being on a campaign podium as running mate to a fugitive, who was wanted in America, will be forming moral police inside Arise TV studio.

“Reuben Abati, a politician who has a clear political affiliation, will be forming objectivity, just like @ruffydfire, a supporter of the Labour Party.

“So, how’s Rotimi Amaechi Wike’s boss in politics? When Amaechi was a House of Assembly member, Wike was a Local Government Chairman. When Amaechi ran to Ghana in 2007, Wike was in Nigeria, leading the charge to retrieve Amaechi’s mandate. But I will still not talk.”