We will probe N4.5bllion used for illegal council elections ---- Wike

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(Nigeria) Rivers  State  governor-Elect,  Mr  Nyesom  Wike,  has said that his administration  will  carry  out a forensic  audit of all government  accounts to ensure  the  recovery  of  all resources  stolen  by top officials  of  the  out-going  administration  in the  state.
He also said that  those who  participated  in the use of N4.5bllion to conduct illegal  local government  elections  by the  Rivers  State  Independent  Electoral  Commission, RSIEC, will be brought to  justice and made to account.
He said  RSIEC embarked on the illegal  local  government elections despite  the  court  stopping  the  election.
Speaking  when he  received an interim  report of the Transition  Committee  led by Deputy  Governor Tele Ikuru,  Wike  said the days of impunity  and massive corruption  were over in Rivers  State.
He said  Rivers State  will be a test case in the fight against  corruption,  noting  that  a comprehensive  approach  in fighting  corrupt  elements  in the outgoing  administration  will be adopted to entrench fiscal discipline in the state.
"I am not going to be intimidated.  The only way we can work together is to check the ills of the past. The right thing must be done. Those who have stolen the resources of the state must be made to account.
"I have the political will to drive the process to its logical conclusion.  The massive stealing of government resources was a deliberate attempt to create problems  for the incoming  administration," Wike  said.
The governor-elect added that all the back-dated appointments and  certificates of occupancy  being hurriedly  issued by outgoing  Governor  Amaechi will be set aside.
He said  all the top officials  of Amaechi  administration  who have  refused  to  cooperate  in the interest  of  Rivers  State  during  the  transition  period will soon cooperate whether  they  like it or not.
"Those who have closed the courts will be the same persons rushing to the courts when  we open the  courts."
Earlier,  Chairman of  the  Transition  Committee and Deputy  Governor,  Engr Ikuru recommended  that the new administration  should carry  out  forensic  audit of all  accounts  in view of massive  looting  by officials  of the out-going  administration.
He said that Governor Amaechi  and top officials  of  his administration  refused  to  cooperate  with  the  committee  for a smooth  transition.
He  urged the  governor-elect  to work  towards restoring  basic services  in the  state.


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