IKOYI BILLIONS: Gov. Wike Accuses FG Of Covering Corruption

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has
described as unfortunate the desperation of the
Federal Government to cover corruption simply
because her principal financial sponsor is involved. GOVERNOR Nyesom Wike Briefing Rivers Christian Leaders on the
development at the Government House, Port
Harcourt on Saturday, Governor Wike stated that
the Rivers State Government is not interested in
the prosecution of the immediate past Governor,
Rotimi Amaechi, but simply seeking the return of funds belonging to the state. He said that should the Federal Government return
the stolen resources domiciled by the Former
Governor at his Ikoyi residence , the said funds
would be deployed for the completion of
Amaechi’s abandoned pet project, the monorail. Governor Wike said that the promotion of insults
and needless propaganda will not detract the
Rivers State Government from recovering her
stolen resources, declaring that the state is ready
for a lengthy battle with the Federal Government
over the Ikoyi Billions. “The Federal Government wants us to believe that
a security agency will keep a whopping N 16billion
in a private residence in cash. They think that
Nigerians don’t have brains. “When millions of dollars were found in Kaduna,
the EFCC was quick to announce the owner of
that money. Now they don’t know the whistle
blower in the case of the Ikoyi Billions and they
are afraid to disclose the owner of the money. “I am not interested in the prosecution of our son,
the former governor, Rotimi Amaechi. We are just
interested in the return of Rivers money . God has
caught them”. He warned: “If the Federal Government does not
leave Rivers State alone, it will never be well with
them”. The governor said that unless the Federal
Government returns this illicit fund stolen from
Rivers State, the APC administration will not know
peace. He urged Christian clerics in Rivers State to
continue to pray for the administration to have
sleepless nights until they effect the refund. Governor Wike informed that the legal team of the
State has been briefed and they are ready to
commence action. “They are covering corruption because a key
player of the administration is involved. This is not
a rumour. They know that the money belongs to
Amaechi “, he said. The governor took out time to explain to the
Rivers Christian Leaders on how the Former Rivers
State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi diverted proceeds
from the sale of gas turbines valued at $309million .
He informed the clerics that investigations by the
Rivers State Government revealed that the $ 43million dollars found in a luxury apartment in
Ikoyi was part of the fund. Responding, Monsignor Pius Kii of the Catholic
Institute of West Africa (CIWA), Port Harcourt
commended the governor for always showing
respect to clerics by explaining position of things
to them. The meeting was attended by Leaders of Christian
Association of Nigeria, Rivers State, Archbishop
Ignatius Kattey of the Anglican Province of Niger
Delta, Methodist Archbishop of Port Harcourt, Rt
Reverend Sunday Agwu and the leaders of
Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria.