“What Is Wike’s Wealth? – CUPP’s Ameh Questions Source of FCT Minister’s Lavish Lifestyle”

The National Secretary of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Mr. Peter Ameh, has stirred fresh controversy over the unexplained affluence of Nigeria’s political elite, singling out the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, as a glaring example.

Speaking in an interview with SYMFONI on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, Ameh expressed outrage over the extravagant lifestyles of career politicians whose fortunes, he argued, far exceed the legitimate rewards of public service.

Citing Wike’s well-known taste for luxury—including his flashy Rolls-Royce—Ameh posed a biting rhetorical question:

> “What is Wike’s wealth that a man who has been in government is so rich that people run to him for resources? These are people who have been in government since 1999, living large while ordinary Nigerians suffer.”

The CUPP chieftain accused the former Rivers State governor of leveraging state power and resources for personal comfort while ordinary citizens continue to struggle with poverty, unemployment, and insecurity.

Ameh’s comments come amid mounting scrutiny of public officials’ wealth as Nigeria battles economic hardship. He insisted that leaders like Wike have demonstrated little interest in the welfare of the people, describing them instead as “self-serving politicians consumed by personal gain.”

Wike’s political career spans over two decades, beginning as a two-term Chairman of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area (1999–2007), later serving as Chief of Staff in Rivers State, Minister of State for Education, and then two-term Governor of Rivers State (2015–2023) before his appointment as FCT Minister under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.

The flamboyant minister has faced repeated criticism over his lavish lifestyle. At the height of his rivalry with former governor Rotimi Amaechi, Wike openly admitted owning a Rolls-Royce, insisting he bought it with his own money and came from a “comfortable family background.” He dismissed suggestions that it was a bribe or gift, daring anyone to prove otherwise.

Yet Ameh insists such explanations fall short of public expectations. To him, Wike represents the wider rot in Nigeria’s political class—men who, after decades in government, wield immense power and wealth but leave little legacy of service.

> “I don’t see them as having the people’s interest at heart,” Ameh declared. “All I see are individuals protecting their own pockets.”

His remarks are bound to reignite debate over the accountability of Nigeria’s political leaders and the widening gap between their opulence and the suffering of ordinary citizens.