The Rivers
State Government yesterday accused former Governor Chibuike Amaechi of frittering
N3 trillion belonging to the State in eight years, saying that Amaechi left
‘most abandoned projects in the history of the State’.
In a reaction,
however, the opposition party in the state, the All Progressives Congress
(APC), said the allegation was unfounded, as Amaechi could not have wasted such
sum under any circumstances.
The State
Commissioner for Information, Dr. Tam-George who levelled the allegation
against Amaechi, remarked that while Amaechi’s administration borrowed N4
billion agricultural loan from the Central Bank with no record of
farmer-beneficiaries, Governor Wike’s N2 billion loan from the same source had
recorded 35,000 beneficiaries that were small and medium scale
entrepreneurs.
Speaking on the allegation, the Rivers State APC publicity
secretary, Mr Chris Finebone dismissed it, accusing the State Information
Commissioner of reeling out imaginary figures. Finebone said, “For once,
you guys should ask the Commissioner what was used for those uncompleted
projects he claimed was abandoned. It is important he cross-check his records
so that he can overcome his little dream world of make-belief.”

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