Former Rivers Commissioners and Local Government Council Chairmen Debunk
\nGov Wike\u2019s\u00a0 False Allegation Against Amaechi\u2019s Wife<\/p>\n
The attention of former Chairmen of Local Government Councils and
\nCommissioners in Rivers State during the administration of former Governor
\nChibuike Rotimi Amaechi have been drawn to a recent media interview
\ngranted by current governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, where Wike
\nfalsely accused Dame Judith Amaechi, the wife of our boss of extorting and
\ncollecting monthly, between Two and Three Million Naira from Commissioners
\nand Local Government Council chairmen respectively, while her husband was
\nthe State governor.
\nRealizing the magnitude and gravity of this allegation, the Council
\nChairmen and Commissioners deem it necessary to make this public
\nclarification in the interest of our teeming supporters and Rivers people.
\n1.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Nyesom Wike since his assumption to office appears to have a major
\nagendum, which is to tarnish the sterling reputation of former Governor
\nAmaechi, his erstwhile benefactor. He is bereft of ideas and unprepared
\nfor the task of governing a heterogeneous state like Rivers.
\n2.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Wike, while serving as the Chief of Staff to Governor Amaechi
\ninterfaced regularly with Council Chairmen. With this rare privilege and
\nhis avarice plus his corrupt tendencies, he elected to commit a lot of
\nfraudulent and sharp practices including massive looting and various
\ndegree of financial extortion on the council chairmen and commissioners
\nwho felt hapless due to his perceived closeness to the governor as the
\nchief of staff.
\n3.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 On several occasions, Wike hiding under the subterfuge of his office as
\nintermediary between the then governor and other elected or appointed
\npublic officials made financial demands and extorted money from council
\nchairmen including arm twisting them to award contracts to him.
\n4.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 It is on record that several LGA projects then, including the new
\nsecretariat of Port Harcourt City Council and Etche Council, were done by
\nWike.\u00a0 Council chairmen and State officials were forced to contribute
\nseveral millions of naira to Wike under the pretext of fighting his legal
\nbattle with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) when he
\nwas arrested and tried for corruption. For the most flimsy excuses Wike
\nplaced hefty levies on council chairmen. Failure to pay are usually met
\nwith stiff sanctions
\n5.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Governor Wike is indeed morally bankrupt and cannot point accusing
\nfingers at the wife of former governor Amaechi. In fact the then chief of
\nstaff to Amaechi gave stern directives to council chairmen never to
\nsupport the activities of the wife of the governor.
\n6.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 We want to state that no Council Chairman either individually or as a
\ngroup of chairmen or State Commissioners were told, coerced, intimidated
\nor persuaded to pay any money to the wife of the former Governor. And no
\nmoney was given to her
\n7.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Gov. Wike lacks moral rectitude. He is bereft of ideas and has no
\nrespect for his wife, hence this shameful attempt to drag the name and
\nreputation of the wife of his former boss into disrepute.
\n8.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Governor Wike is too economical with the truth and is in fact a
\npathological liar who should be ignored.\u00a0 His allegation is baseless,
\nuntrue and a figment of his warped imagination.
\n9.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Former Council Chairmen and Commissioners who served under the
\nadministration of Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi by this statement
\ntherefore warn Governor Wike against this disgraceful and disgusting
\nmischief against the wife of Amaechi and urge him to tender an unreserved
\napology to the wife of the former governor immediately or be ready to face
\nthe consequences of his stupidity.<\/p>\n
OJUKAYE FLAG AMACHREE
\nFormer Chairman Asari-Toru LGA for all former Local Council
\nChairmen during the Amaechi administration in Rivers State<\/p>\n
FRED MBOMBO-IGWE
\nFormer Commissioner of Sports for all former Commissioners during the
\nAmaechi administration in Rivers State<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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