Augustine Wokocha, Former Commissioner for Power in Rivers State, has faulted the position of the Rivers State Government, accusing Rotimi Amaechi, former governor of the state of diverting the funds from the sale of the state’s gas station turbines stations to finance the political activities of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2015 elections.

Rivers Commissioner for Information and Communications, Emma Okah, had alleged that the proceeds of the sale of the power stations were diverted to fund APC’s political activities.

Denying the claims of diversion of funds, Wokocha noted that the sale of the stations was part of efforts to improve revenue and ensure efficiency.

Speaking to SaharaReporters, he said: “This is completely untrue. The money from the gas turbines was budgeted for the appropriation bills of the state for the period which the transactions occur. This even formed part of revenue for the government. The record of the state through the budget within the period of that transaction shows that for most of infrastructure done by the government, the projects were financed by the sales.

“We applied all the money to the development of the

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Sai Ameachi

Very good.

At least the amount in contention here is $6mn which is still a substantial amount going by the Naira.

Make una continue dey do plus and minus. Una nyansh go dey open one by one.

The poor will get so hungry someday and make a meal off you guys for lack of nothing else to feed on.