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.
Former
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, has challenged his successor in
office, Governor Nyesom Wike to publish the statements of government accounts
with Skye Bank, FAAC, Zenith Bank and Access Bank, insisting that about N7.5
billion cash was left as balance in the state Internally Generated Revenue,
IGR, as at May 29, 2015, alongside money in other accounts, totalling N8
billion.
“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 N7.5 billion cash was left behind as balance in the state Internally
Generated Revenue account with Skye Bank, FAAC account with Zenith Bank,
balance with Access Bank and funds in the State reserve fund account in First
Bank. This is besides other balance in the state Government House account with
Zenith Bank and other government ministries, departments and agencies, 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 together, we are looking at readily available cash in the
region of N8 billion to N10 billion 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.”
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