Wike Lied, I Left Behind N7.5bn In Rivers – Amaechi

 
 

Former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has denied leaving an empty treasury before leaving in office, as alleged by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike.
In a statement released through his media officer, Amaechi said Wike lied about the claim.

Amaechi said he left a total of N7.5billion in the state Internally Generated Revenue Account with Skye Bank, FAAC Account with Zenith Bank, Access Bank and the state Reserve Funds in First Bank.
“This is besides other balances in the state government house account with Zenith Bank and other government MDA accounts, like the Bureau for Public Procurement.

“By the time you pull all these together, we are looking at readily available cash in the region of N8billion to N10billion left for the Wike administration. It’s also pertinent to point out here that former governor Amaechi also left economic assets worth tens of billions of Naira for the state, just like cash, the assets store value.

“These assets that are scattered in diverse sectors of the economy were developed or built or procured with revenue that accrued to the state during Amaechi’s tenure.”

“The assets belong to Rivers State, not Amaechi. Some of these assets are presently yielding revenue to the state coffers, and many can be easily and readily converted to cash, if the state so desires.”

“It is therefore disingenuous and fraudulent for Wike to claim that Amaechi left an empty treasury in his bid to justify the N30billion loans he collected under 30 days in office.

“Rather than this puerile and silly distraction of always pointing accusing fingers at Amaechi, Wike should come out to explain to Rivers people what he took the loans for, account for and justify every kobo that has been spent from the loans.”