Rivers Commissioner Comes For Soyinka Over N82m Dinner

Austin Tam-George, the commissioner for information and communication, has revealed that the Rivers state government will demand a refund of the N82million expended by former governor Amaechi on a three-hour dinner with Wole Soyinka if it confirms that the Nobel Laureate received part of the money in cash. “A government did not pay salaries, closed the courts but the administration had the temerity to expend N82million to fund a dinner for Soyinka.” Vanguard reports that Tam-George stated this while taking part in a radio programme on Wednesday, January 6, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. “I will seek the permission of the governor to formally write Professor Wole Soyinka, a known supporter of Amaechi, if he received part of the N82million spent on a 3-hour dinner hosted for him by the Amaechi administration. “If he agrees that he received such funds, then he will be compelled to refund same to the coffers of Rivers state. At present, we have presented these details to the police for investigation and prosecution. We shall also take up this matter as a financial crime against the people of Rivers state,” he said.

Posted: at 6-01-2016 02:24 PM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

WTF!!! 82 MILLION NAIRA FOR ONLI DINNER? NO AMEACHI MUST EXPLAIN WHERE THE REMAINING CHANGE DEY.

Posted: at 6-01-2016 09:12 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac