• Wike, Amaechi Bicker
• NIA Yet To Officially Confirm
Proprietorship
Hot potato best describes the situation
regarding ownership of the $43.4m
unveiled last Wednesday by the
Economic and Financial Crimes
Commission (EFCC), at the Osborne
Towers, Ikoyi, with the Minister of
Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi taking
up the gauntlet against Rivers State
governor, Nyesom Wike.

Wike had alleged that the money
belonged to Rivers State government,
claiming it was part of the proceeds
from the sale of a gas turbine by the
immediate past administration of
Amaechi in the state. He insisted that
the money should be returned to the
state government.

But Amaechi, yesterday, dared Wike to
go to court if he has any shred of
evidence that the $43 million recovered
from the luxury apartment in Lagos,
belongs to Rivers State government.
Also, associates of the Minister,
including the All Progressives Congress
(APC) spokesperson in the state, Chris
Finebone and Director General of
NIMASA, Dakuku Peterside, have urged
the Federal Government to investigate
the veracity of Wike’s claim and let the
public know the truth of the matter.

There have been unverified reports in
the dailies and social media of the
Nigeria Intelligence Agency (NIA)
claiming the money actually belonged to
the agency and was kept at the
apartment for covert operations.

The NIA has however kept sealed lip on
the matter, prompting reactions from
critics of the government that the NIA
was being used as cover up.

Essentially, media reports claim sources
within NIA said the money was
approved by the last administration of
President Goodluck Jonathan and that
EFCC was duly briefed by the NIA that
the house where the money was
recovered was a safe apartment for its
discreet operations.

Attempt to speak to NIA’s Director
Public Affairs; Ambassador Anka failed
yesterday, as he did not pick calls. It
was however gathered that an official
statement by the agency would be issued
on Tuesday, at the end of the Easter
holiday.

Amaechi, in a statement yesterday,
denied that the $43m and the luxury
apartment in Lagos, belong to him,
asking Wike to substantiate his
allegation.

The Minister, who governed Rivers State
between 2007 and 2015, said the claim
that he stashed the $43m was not only
malicious, frivolous, but purely
diversionary.

A statement issued by the minister’s
media office and made available to The
Guardian, reads: “For clarity and
emphasis, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is
not the owner of the $43m and the
Ikoyi apartment in which the money
was recovered from. Amaechi has no
business, link or connection to the
money or property. Chibuike Rotimi
Amaechi does not know who owns the
money or Ikoyi apartment.

“Wike’s malicious allegation of
corruption against Amaechi in the sale
of the Gas Turbines is not new. This
false claim has been punctured
repeatedly with facts and evidence of
the transfer payments for the power
plants into Rivers State government
accounts by Sahara Energy.

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Who's confused here? Abeegi!

The only people that are confused are zombies. We all know the truth.

Claims and counter claims

whoever owns that house / that flat should be held responsible