The Rivers State Chapter
of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent Corrupt Practices
Commission, ICPC, to immediately commence investigations into the
financial activities of the administration of Governor Rotimi Amaechi,
following spontaneous outcry and revelations on cases of corruption against the administration.
The Party feels strongly concerned that a government which receives the
second highest monthly allocation from the Federation Account coupled
with huge internally generated revenue which amount to over four
trillion naira, which he has reneged on giving account of to the people
as promised, stressing that the governor does not have anything on
ground to justify such financial recklessness.
More worrisome,
the PDP notes, is the ill-gotten affluence currently being displayed by
Commissioners in the administration of Governor Rotimi Amaechi.
The Peoples Democratic Party notes several complaints of Rivers people
about serving Commissioners who are swimming in massive ill-gotten
wealth and are living above their means.
The Party observes
with great concern how serving Commissioners, aides of Governor Amaechi,
immediate past Local Government Council Chairmen and other appointees
of the Governor have acquired posh houses and other properties in choice
areas in Port Harcourt, Abuja, Lagos, and in other States of the
federation, and even outside the shores of Nigeria through burgled tax
payers’ money.
The invitation of the EFCC to look into the
financial records of the Amaechi administration has become apparent
following the near cave in of government in Rivers State, the default in
the payment of teachers’ and lecturers’ salaries, pensioners
entitlements, lack of good roads in Rivers State, lack of potable
drinking water and above all, using Rivers tax payers money to advance
the cause of the APC and APC Governors Forum in addition to the just
concluded governorship election in Ekiti State.
The PDP insists
that the Amaechi-led government is corrupt, and launching an
investigation into the financial transactions of the administration will
save further looting of tax payers’ money in Rivers State.
PDP
calls on the EFCC and other relevant organizations to invite the
Commissioners of Agriculture, Transport, Education, Finance, Budget and
Economic Planning, Social Welfare, Water Resources, amongst others for
investigation.
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