Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike has revealed that the administration of Chibuike
Amaechi left a debt of N37.9 billion for him to clear.
The governor was reacting to Amaechi’s criticism of his administration during the
celebration of his (Amaechi) birthday in Port Harcourt, the state capital.
Speaking in an interview, Wike said his administration would continue to deliver projects that would improve the living
condition of the Rivers people.
”We inherited N14.7 billion as salaries and pensions from the Amaechi administration,
which we cleared; N23.2 billion bank loan was also inherited and cleared by us
”Another agriculture loan obtained by that administration was cleared by my administration. When I was chief of staff to
Amaechi, all council chairmen and
commissioners were paying N3 million and N2 million, respectively, to Amaechi’s wife
monthly,” he said.
Also speaking on the 2019 election, the governor said that the alleged plot to use
security agencies to rig the 2019 election will not work as the people would resist any
form of electoral robbery.
