Posted on: 06:05 Mon, 08 Feb 2016



The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) has denied allegations that
former governor of the state and now Minister of
Transport, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi spent $150
million on APC elections.

According to the State Publicity Secretary of the
party, Mr. Chris Finebone, the allegation was “a
big lie taken from the very depth of hell”.

Finebone was reacting to a statement by the
State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, who said on
Sunday at Saint Peter’s Anglican Church in
Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state,
that Amaechi spent the said money on APC
election between December 1 and 18, 2014.

Wike also vowed to recover the money.
In his response Finebone said: “That (allegation)
is a big lie taken from the very depth of hell.
Wike talks big and tough, but behind his tough-
talking is a moronic coward. He will not advance
that accusation beyond the comfort of his
audience.

“His deeds are awaiting him and at the
appropriate time, he will be held to account. If
he is serious, let him go to court and summon
Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi. But you can
be sure that he (Wike) will not do that because
that Amaechi is without blemish.”

In the same vein, Wike said he would have opted
out of the governorship rerun in Rivers state if
the Supreme Court had not affirmed the
mandate given to him by the Rivers people.

He said he would have done so to avoid the
bloodshed that would have greeted any attempt
to organise a rerun of the governorship election
in the state.

“Nothing is impossible with God. Men of God
prophesied a few days to the Supreme Court
ruling that the judgment will confirm the
mandate given to us by the Rivers people.

“We won the election clearly as has been
confirmed by the Supreme Court. If there was a
rerun, I wouldn’t have contested because there
would have been a bloodbath. I resolved not to
be part of anything that would bring about
bloodbath.”

He assured the residents of the state that with
the confirmation of his mandate by the apex
court, his administration will settle down to the
business of bringing development to the state
and its people.