Yesterday, Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, took some Rivers state
leaders and some journalists round the Rivers state government house
alleging that the immediate past governor of the state, Rotimi Amaechi
vandalized the government house. Amaechi has now released a statement
denying he vandalized the Govt house. See the statement signed by his
spokesperson, David Iyofor after the cut...
"I am aware that this (Monday) morning, Wike in company of his coterie
of court jesters took some video cameramen and photographers on a tour
of the Governor’s residence inside Government House. He took them to the
Governor’s bedroom where he made further claims that the place has been
looted. The question to ask is, did Wike know what was in my former
bedroom before now, to conclude that the bedroom was looted? Did he
speak with or review with the Permanent Secretary of Government House,
who is the chief accounting officer before jumping into such hasty and
misguided conclusion?” Apparently, he had already reached a conclusion
before arriving Government House, and all he has been saying and doing
is to work towards that conclusion of looting and vandalisation. It’s
instructive to note that on Friday, May 29, Wike had barred some key
officials of Government House, including civil servants from accessing
the place. 48 hours later, he started shouting ‘vandalisation and
looting’. This doesn’t smell right. I left the place intact. If there’s
any vandalisation or looting in Government House after I left, Rivers
people should ask Wike what happened. This is clearly a grand conspiracy
to siphon state funds in the guise of renovating a vandalized and
looted Government House and falsely smear my image.post by expdonaloaded.blogspot.com..On the latter, Wike is sparing no expense, employing all sorts of
insidious tactics to accuse me and rub me with the tar of corruption. I
am aware that a plot is on by Wike to harass,intimidate, threaten,
blackmail and do whatever it takes to get officials, including civil
servants, who served in my administration to make false and phony claims
of corruption against me, personally, and my dear wife, Judith; in
spite of the fact that my wife was never an official of Government or
public officeholder. These false, bogus and illusive claims can never be
substantiated but Wike doesn’t care. All he wants is to taint my good
name with screaming headlines of corruption and corrupt practices in the
media. But, he will certainly fail.” Amaechi urged the media to beware
of this plot, scrutinize thoroughly and disregard any of Wike’s wild and
false claims of corrupt practices against him and his wife. He further
advised the media to be weary and discard the stage-managed video by
Wike purportedly showing the looting and vandalisation of Government
House, Port Harcourt. The video is a fraud. Stage-managed to deceive and
hoodwink the public”, the statement concluded.
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