The Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, and a serving Senator, Ben Bruce, on Sunday engaged in a twitter fight over the activities of the current government.
The fight was set off by a tweet posted by a popular tweeter user, Japhet Omojuwa, who tweeted that Ben Bruce should not be taken seriously.
“The reason I will NEVER take people like Ben Bruce serious is because when they saw a leader (GEJ) do wrong, they kept quiet. Don’t be Bruce,” he said.
The reason I will NEVER take people like Ben Bruce serious is because when they saw a leader (GEJ) do wrong, they kept quiet. Don’t be Bruce
— JJ. Omojuwa (@Omojuwa) February 6, 2016
Responding, the Bayelsa Senator chose to use the recent comments credited to President Muhammadu Buhari that some Nigerians are giving the country a bad image by engaging in nefarious activities around the world.
While condemning the president’s comments, Mr. Bruce wrote on his twitter page that “Your own minister spent ₦80 million on a one day dinner, yet it is your citizens you accuse of being criminals #IAmANigerianNotACriminal”.


Your own minister spent ₦80 million on a one day dinner, yet it is your citizens you accuse of being criminals #IAmANigerianNotACriminal
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) February 6, 2016
The tweet seemed apparently targeted at Mr. Amaechi whose administration was accused of spending N80 million to organised a dinner for Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka.
Apparently sensing the jibe thrown at him by the Senator, Mr.  Amaechi wasted no time in responding to Mr. Bruce; accusing him of being a coward.
“A coward who is not bold enough to name the minister that he alleged criminally spent N80M on dinner is unfit to sit in our senate chambers,” he said.
A coward who is not bold enough to name the minister that he alleged criminally spent N80M on dinner is unfit to sit in our senate chambers
— Chibuike.R. Amaechi (@ChibuikeAmaechi) February 6, 2016
Mr. Amaechi’s spokesperson, David Iyofor, Sunday confirmed to PREMIUM TIMES that the twitter handle used in responding to Mr. Murray-Bruce (@ChibuikeAmaechi) belongs to the Minister of Transport.
He also said the Minister’s response was triggered by Mr. Bruce.
The Senator responded to Mr. Amaechi by referring to the recent Supreme Court judgment that upheld the election of Nyesom Wike as governor, thereby, stifling the hope of the APC candidate and Mr. Amaechi’s ally, Dakuku Peterside.
He posted another tweet on his handle @benmurraybruce saying, “When you have been Wike’d, you become wicked! But you will always be my beloved brother, no matter how much you transfer the anger on me.”
When you have been Wike’d, you become wicked! But you will always be my beloved brother, no matter how much you transfer the anger on me.
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) February 7, 2016
The Transport Minister reacted by accusing the Bayelsa Senator of only finding his voice on twitter while he is hardly seen contributing to debates in the Senate.


“I will not respond to innuendos. Be courageous, name the minister. We know you talk here & do ‘siddon’ look where you are elected to talk,” he said.
I will not respond to innuendos. Be courageous, name the minister. We know you talk here & do ‘siddon’ look where you are elected to talk
— Chibuike.R. Amaechi (@ChibuikeAmaechi) February 7, 2016


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@Ameachi

Pinshure or ........

Judas of ubima

Amechi has already agreed that he is the one Bruce was referring to.
A thief has no hidding place,he will soon be exposed.

Amaechi is no match for Ben Bruce on intellectual prowess rather I will advise him to keep quiet

Ben Murray Bruce and Fayose are two people keepin the current govt on the right track. The two are enuf to form a political party.

lwise:
Amechi has already agreed that he is the one Bruce was referring to.
A thief has no hidding place,he will soon be exposed.

He's guilty of spending N80 million criminally for a birthday dinner.

CharlesPhc:
If @benmurraybruce respected @ChibuikeAmaechi enough not to mention his name at first comment, @ChibuikeAmaechi jumping into the matter was simply an admittance of what was alledged otherwise ignoring would have been best.

clear conscience fears no accusation.



That funny moment when buhari said none of his minister is corrupt

When you have been wike'd got me lol

Common Sense is not for sale, its free

We must de-zombify our country Nigeria

Ride on Bruce

#teamameachi


ben bruce,bia,where art thou when GEJ was d president,when dasuki looted us dry,when tompolo scammed gEj led administration

U were as quite as d church rat of cherubbim nd seraphim

diju suddenly joined twitter when baba took over,abeg sit ur yellow as$ in d chamber nd do what u were elected to do,rep a constituency in bayelsa,not twitter



thanks

Clear conscience fears no accusation Amaechi should return rivers money asap!

Ecoterrorist:
Amaechi is no match for Ben Bruce on intellectual prowess rather I will advise him to keep quiet

how bout u advise sen ben bruce to channel his ''intellectual prowess'' to topics in d chamber than to sitting like a lame duck in every session

Ben Bruce did not call any name so Amaechi really spent 80 million on party


What a corrupt. Mofo

;DHow did amaechi come to know he was the one Ben bruce was referring to?
Guilty conscience can prick,chai

No concern me

I know one to be an intellectual while the other is just a tout... I no mention name o

This supreme Court judgement on Wike and APC is frustrating a lot of people sha

Guilty conscience

Clear conscience fears no accusation,display of shame@chibuikeAmaechi.Presently Rivers state civil servants are suffering from the decayed you left behind in the various ministries due to your reckless spending in an individual that contribute nothing to the past,present and future growth in Rivers state history.How can you explain the rational behind hosting such a dinner for such a personnel.While Rivers indigenes are in abject poverty.@Benbruce moderate your tweeting,make more common sense.It is healthy for opposition,learn to ignore some nonentities,they don't worth your attention.

Ben Bruce will not mention the name.

He has already heard of one man named Dokpesi who has begged Tinubu to settle out of court, and is now daily apologizing profusely for the next 3 months.

Murray Bruce though loquacious, knows when to shut his mouth and will not provide the evidence for his own libel accusation.

This twitter uncommon sense senator has become a nuisance on twitter. His constituency elected him to represent them in the hallow chambers, but the twitter senator has chosen to be a troll on twitter.
Ben Bruce is a disgrace to all sane senators. He should tell us how he managed NTA when he was the boss. Abi isn't Ben Bruce the same person that stole from NTA coffers to finance his silverbird TV and rhythm FM? The twitter senator should stop deceiving himself. We know he is a thief so he shouldn't take us for fools. lolx I'm sure the very people hailing this man can't afford to buy common porncorn in any of his cinemas.

Ben Bruce should do what his people elected him to do instead of picking fights with every jack and Jill on twitter. At the end of the day, his twitter rantings won't be use to measure his achievements for his constituency. Mr Bruce is not the only senator that knows how to use social media nor is he the only senator in Nigeria.

He should concentrate on his job and leave twitter wailing for PDP minions and IPOb losers.


nuff said

kogirodent:
Ben Murray Bruce and Fayose are two people keepin the current govt on the right track. The two are enuf to form a political party.

it is a pity that bruce has reduce his brain to a childish brain, he is now more useless than fayose,he does not contribute anything in d senate, is just to make noise like d useless fayose

bruce enjoying the 1st class experience.... .which he claimed never to have flown

CharlesPhc:



Wike mentioned Amaechi's name several times, why didn't Amaechi do to Wike what he intends to do to Sen. Ben Bruce?

how can a coward mention names, u want him to lose his seat?

StOla:
Ben Bruce will not mention the name.

He has already heard of one man named Dokpesi who has begged Tinubu to settle out of court, and is now daily apologizing profusely for the next 3 months.

Murray Bruce though loquacious, knows when to shut his mouth and will not provide the evidence for his own libel accusation.

APT. The twitter warlord knew when to keep his trap shut. He must have drawn valuable lessons from the libel suit against Dokpesi.

olatade:
bruce enjoying the 1st class experince....which he claimed never to have flown

Imagine... The same person that said he don't fly business class. common sense have become uncommon indeed.