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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Posted: at 23-03-2015 06:33 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
Maxwell29 at 23-03-2015 06:55 AM (10 years ago) (m)
Chioooooo wike na wah u oooh dis money u dey give 1 woman self who she b self. Well dame u strong ooh who give u dis kind fraudulent power like dis self?
Posted: at 23-03-2015 06:55 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
oloche1984 at 23-03-2015 06:57 AM (10 years ago) (m)
this man can lie, check thie alleged amount for one year and you will know it's a lie. the said amount is not for contract or any project funding, now how much is the man(Wike's) monthly earning, infact we are becoming tired of all these APC falsehood.
Posted: at 23-03-2015 06:57 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
chylind5 at 23-03-2015 08:39 AM (10 years ago) (f)
Big Lie. In as much as I like the APC Gubernatorial Candidate of Rivers State Dakuku Peterside, I wish to say that Amaechi is a bloody lair. Instead they should investigate Amaechi for corruption.
Posted: at 23-03-2015 08:39 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
godswisdom at 23-03-2015 08:45 AM (10 years ago) (m)
Ameachi I know you take GBANA or WEWE but please after taking control yourself so you don't say trash to insult yourself. So the 300bn the state is indebted to under your administration is not a crime right? And how much is the income of Wike to be paying N199bn monthly to Patience? Least I forget make sure you pay the 13,000 teachers their 5months Arrears before you leave office because that is 13,000 vote just for your information God bless Rivers-State Amen.
Posted: at 23-03-2015 08:45 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie
k4short2 at 23-03-2015 09:52 AM (10 years ago) (f)
HE IS PAYING HIS TITHE, PLS DO SAME IF U SO WISH, AFTER ALL THAT WAS HOW THEY ALL PAY TITHE TO OBJ. EVEN WE THE BELIEVERS DO PAY TITHE TO GOD JUST TO GET OUR WAYS AS WELL AS SOWING OF SEEDS. SOME EVEN SOUGHT TO MAKE THEIR PAPPERS IN SCHOOL. PLS IF U DONT HAVE WAT TO SAY JUST BLOW A WHISTLE. GOOD-LUCK TO NAIJA TILL 2019.
Posted: at 23-03-2015 09:52 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
sandra78 at 23-03-2015 09:55 AM (10 years ago) (f)
Criminal Rotimi Amaechi.....Can even the President of Nigeria give such amount of Money to any Individual Monthly ? You are a Chronic Lair Mr Amaechi and you must rot in Jail after this election
Posted: at 23-03-2015 09:55 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
I am tired of all these false accusations, one person need to go to prison so that all these baseless accusations without founded prove to stop. Even Dangote with all his reaches can't afford to be paying one person alone 1million dollars monthly.
Posted: at 23-03-2015 11:02 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
DJSNIPPER at 23-03-2015 12:07 PM (10 years ago) (m)
AMECHI A SINKING MAN IS READY TO HANG ON TOOTH PICK IN OTHER TO SAVE HIMSELF, WHAT ARE THESE APC TAKING FOR "DUMMIES " I GUESS COS IF NOT THEY WON'T BE DISHING OUT LIES AFTER LIES FOR OUR CONSUMPTION, THIS SAME MAN THAT ACCUSE SOME PASTOR OF COLLECTING 6 BILLION FROM MR PRESIDENT IS HERE AGAIN, IF AMECHI HAS THIS INFO, HE WOULD HAVE USED IT B4 NOW, THANKS TO APC NIGERIANS HAS BECOME LIE DECODERS WE CAN SEPARATE MERE POLITICAL LIE FROM THE REAL FACTS THEY HAVE FAILED WOEFULLY BCOS A HOUSE THAT ITS FOUNDATION IS LAY ON FALSEHOOD MUCH SURELY COLLAPSE
Posted: at 23-03-2015 12:07 PM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac