Jerry Needam
Press Statement
ESI: Account For All Illegal Dues Collected From Council
Chairmen, Lawmakers By Your Wife, PDP Tells Amaechi
Following the admission by Mrs Judith Amaechi, wife of Gov
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of collecting N35m from each of the
23 Council Chairmen across the State supposedly for her
Empowerment Support Initiate (ESI) with nothing to show for
it, the State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
wants Gov. Amaechi to tell Rivers people what happened to
the billions of naira.
Happy that Gov Amaechi’s wife has at last admitted what she
has denied over time though belated, the PDP through a
statement signed by Jerry Needam, Special Adviser on Media
to the State Chairman, Bro Felix Obuah said the issue is no
longer whether or not the council chairmen were compulsorily
levied but where were the monies channeled into.
The party also wishes to note that a similar compulsory levy
was made on the House of Assembly by Mrs Judith Amaechi.
According to the party, this is just one of such clandestine
devices Gov Amaechi and his wife are using to milk the State
dry till date.
More worrisome, the PDP said, was the threat issued to the
unwilling council Chairmen and lawmakers to ensure
compliance, stressing that Mrs Amaechi lied by presenting the
case as though the monies were voluntary donations whereas
the monies were deducted from the councils’ allocations at
source.
“What else could be a better way of extorting money from
political office holders and duping the State than this, yet
Amaechi has the guts to talk about corrupt public officers as if
he is a saint which he is not. We hope those who have been
deceived into thinking that we are just crying wolf over
nothing can now believe us. This is just a tip of the iceberg. A
lot more revelations will be made in due course”, the PDP
declared.
It would be recalled that the immediate past Minister of State
for Education, and leader of PDP in the State, Chief Barr.
Nyesom Wike had while addressing newsmen Monday,
October 27, 2014 in Port Harcourt raised the issue of
mandatory levy of N35m on each of the 23 council chairmen
in the State to Gov Amaechi’s wife’s pet project, the
Empowerment Support Initiative which were allegedly diverted
to private use.
Mrs Amaechi while responding through her press secretary,
Mr Bekwele admitted collecting the monies.

Signed:
Jerry Needam
Special Adviser, on Media to
State PDP Chairman, Bro. Felix Obuah
Tuesday, October 28, 2014.



This democracy is real demonstration of craze.
Judith Ameachi should return the money she has been collecting monthly from
Local governments.
35m X 23 LGA's = 805m per month
805m X 12 months =9.66bn
9.66bn X 7 years in office =67.62bn

This democracy is real demonstration of craze.
Judith Ameachi should return the money she has been collecting monthly from Local governments.
35m X 23 LGA's = 805m per month
805m X 12 months =9.66bn
9.66bn X 7 years in office =67.62bn