Commission Reveales How Amaechi Diverted N53bn During His Administration

Rivers State Commission of Inquiry on the Sale of Valued Assets  set  up by Governor  Nyesom Wike,  yesterday, submitted its report, claiming that N53 billion belonging to the state was allegedly diverted by the previous administration.


In a swift reaction, however, the media office of former Governor Rotimi Amaechi, said the purported “missing” N53 billion, was unfortunate and left much to be desired, describing the report as a last ditch trump card “in the hope that it will diminish the former governor’s towering stature as a statesman and honest Nigerian.”

Head of the commission of inquiry, Justice George Omereji, while submitting the report, said the commission received 27 memos and 142 exhibits, while 25 witnesses testified before it.

He called on the state government to act fast on the report,  saying:  “We hope that the government should act fast and by the time the government looks into this report and acts fast, it will be able to recover billions that are still stashed where they kept them. That money belongs to Rivers people and I hope that the government should act fast and recover the funds so that we can use it for the people of Rivers State.”

Receiving the report,  Governor Wike assured that the report would  be implemented and that it would not be like other reports of commissions that were not acted upon by previous administrations.