March 23, 2015 : Chukwudi Akasike 349 Comments
Nyesom Wike
RIVERS State Governor and
Director-General of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign,
Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has accused the governorship candidate of the
Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Chief Nyesom Wike, of giving $1m
(N199m) monthly to the wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan.
Amaechi, who spoke on Saturday at a
praise and worship session organised by the Ikwerre Youth Movement and
Ikwerre Women Forum at Isiokpo, headquarters of the Ikwerre Local
Government Area of the state, explained that Wike was giving the money
to the President’s wife in order to gain political favour.
The governor said, “Do you know that the
PDP governorship candidate, Nyesom Wike, has been giving one million
dollars monthly to the wife of the President, Mrs Patience Jonathan? He
has been doing this to gain political favour in the Presidency and to
retain the favour.
“For eight years, our Okrika brother
(Senator George Sekibo) has been occupying the senate (Rivers East) seat
and now it is the turn of an Ikwerre son, but Nyesom Wike has gone
ahead to accept another four years for George Thompson Sekibo. This is
not acceptable, Chief Andrew Uchendu will take over this time, one man
called Nyesom Wike cannot sell Ikwerre birth right.”
He also accused Wike of sponsoring the
killing of an APC member, who was shot dead recently in the home town of
the PDP candidate, saying the police had been biased and could not
arrest the PDP hoodlums who committed the murder.
Reacting, Wike, who spoke through his
media aide, Mr. Simeon Nwakudu, described Amaechi’s allegation as false
and asked him (Amaechi) to respond to the allegations of corruption
against him.
He said, “Our attention has been drawn to
another desperate press statement issued by outgoing Rivers State
Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, where he falsely accused the Rivers PDP
governorship candidate, Nyesom Wike, of paying the First Lady,
Patience Jonathan, one million US Dollars monthly.
“This allegation is completely false and
simply aimed at diverting the attention of the public from the
monumental corruption under Amaechi’s leadership. Wike has always been
an upright administrator and politician, who is committed to the
development of Rivers State and Nigeria.
“Wike has published documents of mass
corruption in Government House, Port House, and the entire Rivers State
Government under the guidance of Amaechi. The outgoing governor should
respond to these documentary proofs of corruption, rather than cooking
up false allegations to distract attention.
“Amaechi has wasted over N3tn that have
accrued to Rivers State, a large percentage of the funds being expended
on the sponsorship of APC presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, and
the APC.”
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