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THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State on Tuesday petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the immediate past governor of the state, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi over allegations of corruption.
The party in the state also stated that proceeds from some of the past transactions in the state could not be traced, insisting that President Muhammadu Buhari must investigate alleged corrupt practices that took place under Amaechi
The PDP Deputy Publicity Secretary in Rivers, Mr. Samuel Nwanosike, said the president had promised to maintain zero tolerance for corruption, he should not be silent on how the past administration in Rivers managed the affairs of the state.
Nwanosike, who spoke with journalists in Port Harcourt, urged the President not to spare anyone found culpable, adding, that a petition had been sent to the EFCC over the alleged fraudulent transactions involving the immediate past administration in the state between December 1 and 8, 2014.
Nwanosike said “Since the President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, has told the world that he is a man with zero tolerance for corruption, we, the people of Rivers, are asking that there should be no sacred cow. We are saying that corruption in Rivers State should be investigated and justice should be done.
“As we speak to you, we cannot trace the proceeds that emanated from all the government’s transactions that that took place in Rivers State.”

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He said, “Can you imagine that between December 1 and 8, 2014, with one address – 25 Trans-Amadi Road, Port Harcourt, over N21bn of Rivers funds were transferred? We are asking, where did these funds go?”
Reacting to statements credited to some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the state of Rivers economy, Nwanosike lamented that the current administration in the state had to borrow to pay salary arrears, which the Amaechi administration failed to pay.
On the claim by the APC governorship candidate, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, that some PDP members in the state were planning to defect to the APC, Nwanosike challenged him (Peterside) to mention the names of such PDP members.
In his reaction, however, a former aide to Amaechi, Chief Tony Okocha, said Amaechi had never been afraid of probe, adding that the ex-governor was transparent in all he did for the people of the state.
Okocha explained that the PDP in the state was only interested in soiling the good name of the former governor and maintained that the party would not achieve such an aim.

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  1. Don Lucassi

    August 12, 2015 at 8:09 am

    In as much as we know this a political revenge mission by the PDP on Amaechi, it is important that the EFCC goes after Amaechi, to give Nigerians confidence in the new government and especially its anti corruption wagon. If he is innocent, fine and if guilty, so be it. An example has to be set

  2. Oise Oikelomen

    August 13, 2015 at 6:08 am

    I have been waiting for this. I don’t know much about Amaechi’s management or mismanagement of Rivers State’s resources under his watch. But it will just be interesting to see how investigation into this matter is handled by the suddenly efficient anti graft body.

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