The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that the Nyesom Wike’s administration and the state’s chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are levelling accusation of ghost school contracts on the Rotimi Amaechi’s government, as diversion from the looming investigation by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
It expressed shock about Wike and PDP’s resort to wild and baseless accusations, when the noose was tightening on the “inglorious” regime of Wike, a former Minister of State for Education.
Rivers APC, yesterday in Port Harcourt, through its Publicity Secretary, Chris Finebone, noted that the recent reported invitation to certain companies and persons by the Rivers State Secondary Schools’ Board on funds allegedly collected for renovation of secondary schools in Rivers in Amaechi’s administration was nothing more than the old, tired refrain by Wike’s government and the PDP to divert attention.
APC stated that the “humongous fraud” surrounding the unlawful withdrawal of N11 billion from the coffers of the Rivers government by the Rivers governor, through the Government House’s Director of Finance and Administration (DFA), Kingsley Fubara, between October 2015 and February 2016, was the reason for the frivolous accusation..
Rivers PDP, through its Chairman, Chief Felix Obuah, however, claimed that the rate of ghost contracts and looting under Amaechi were shocking, while calling on the EFCC to go after the looters.
PDP also described as wicked, the many cases of uncovered diversion of funds meant for the rehabilitation of dilapidated public schools in the state, while Amaechi was governor.
Rivers APC said: “It is possible that Mr. Kingsley Fubara is a fake name used by the Rivers governor to open an account, in order to siphon Rivers money. We very well remember his antecedents, especially concerning his past infractions with the EFCC.”