Amaechi left over N10bn for Wike ---- Aide
Former Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, has
challenged his successor, Governor Nyesom Wike to publish the statements of
government accounts with Skye Bank, FAAC, Zenith Bank and Access Bank,
insisting that about N7.5billion cash was left as balance in the state
Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, as at May 29, 2015, alongside money in other accounts totaling over N10bn.
Amaechi in a statement, yesterday, by his media aide, said
“Our attention has been drawn to comments by Governor Wike, where he attempted
to justify his sham probe of the immediate past governor of the state and
distort our statement on the amount of money Amaechi left in the state
treasury.
“However, what the public may not know is that Wike’s
deceptive probe of Amaechi is a distraction to entertain and keep the public
focus on his circus show, while he siphons and salt away billions of naira from
the State treasury. From the moment he stepped into Government House, Port
Harcourt, Wike has run a government of lies, deception and fraud.
“Wike claimed he met
a completely empty treasury. That again is another big lie and grand deception
to steal state funds. We have said that Amaechi left billions of naira and we
even went ahead to mention the banks and give the names of the accounts the
money were, as at May 29, 2015.
“We repeat that N7.5billion cash were left behind as
balances in the state Internally Generated Revenue account with Skye Bank, FAAC
account with Zenith Bank, balances with Access Bank and funds in the State
reserve fund account in First Bank. This is besides other balances in the state
Government House account with Zenith Bank and other government ministries, departments
and gencies, MDAs accounts, like the Bureau for Public Procurement, BPP.
Amaechi left N939m in the Commercial Agric Credit Scheme Account in Zenith Bank.
“By the time you pull all these balances together, we are
looking at readily available cash in the region of N8bn to N10bn left for the Wike administration. We have
mentioned banks, account names and funds left in the accounts. These are facts
that cannot be distorted by Wike.
“If Wike says he’s not lying that he met an empty treasury,
we challenge him to publish the statements of these government accounts that we
have mentioned and other Rivers State government ministries, departments and
agencies, MDAs accounts as at May 29; to prove his claim and show the public
that Amaechi left an empty treasury for him. But, we dare say, he will not
because he runs a government of lies, deception and fraud, always wanting to
hoodwink the public as he siphons billions of naira of State funds.
“Rather than this comedic, puerile and silly distraction he
calls probe commission, Wike should explain to Rivers people what happened to
the funds Amaechi left, the N30bn loans he took under 30 days and other funds
that has accrued to Rivers State since he became governor. Amaechi left a
legacy of accountability; Rivers people expect nothing less from Wike.”
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