Fresh findings have revealed that Chibuike Amaechi, the immediate past governor of Rivers state and current minister of transport, allegedly acquired and diverted not less than N40 billion of the state funds into the presidential campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

According to SIGNAL, an online medium, the minister plunged the huge amount into the campaign which saw the emergence of Muhammadu Buhari as president, emerging details are revealing.

Sources informed Rivers State’s treasury was emptied into private concerns of the former governor as well as the APC presidential campaign.


An inquiry had been set up in October 2015, to investigate the sale of state assets in Rivers state under to demand the immediate prosecution of Amaechi and all his cronies involved in the illegal sale of Rivers state assets, the panel reported that the former governor misappropriated over N97 billion in the sale of the state valued assets.

“The commission recommends that the former governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, along with his former commissioners for Finance and Power, Dr. Chamberlain Peterside and Augustine Nwokocha, respectively, should be held to account for their roles in the sales of the power generation assets of First Independent Power Limited and the disbursement of the proceeds therefrom.

“Government accepts this recommendation and directs the office of the Honorable Attorney-General and commissioner for Justice, to promptly set in motion the appropriate machinery for the recovery of the proceeds of the sale of the gas turbines from the former governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and every other persons implicated in the commission’s report,” Emma Okah, the commissioner of housing in Rivers state, who spoke on behalf of the state government, said.

A source who spoke to SIGNAL said: “The N6 billion largesse Amaechi donated to Buhari just for the primaries alone is what was partly spent settling over 8,000 APC delegates. Buhari outspent Atiku, Kwankwaso and the other aspirants. Delegates were settled in hard currency before and on the grounds of the primaries.

“Seven bullion vans brought Amaechi’s money into the arena of the APC presidential primaries. How do you think Buhari got the ticket? It was Amaechi’s money that did the job.”

Amaechi, according to the report, also allegedly funneled over N30 billion into the overall presidential campaign of the APC across the thirty-six states of Nigeria.

Another source who pleaded anonymity, said: “Amaechi was the one spending most of the money for media, for the US consultant David Axelrod and most of the private jets and vehicles used by APC during the campaign were provided by him. That’s why he became known even within his party’s circles as the ‘ATM’.”

Another senior Rives state government official, who did not want his name mentioned, informed that, “Amaechi had access to over N3 trillion during his eight years as Rivers State governor, but failed to leave funds for the development of the state. His only ambition was the wastage of Rivers State money like a prodigal son on his political ambitions.”

Meanwhile, the Rivers state government expressed shock when it found that the ex-governor had spent N82 million to host the Nobel laureate Professor Wole Soyinka to a three-hour dinner.

This has created series of controversies between the three parties involved as Amaechi insists that the incumbent governor, Nyesom Wike takes the case to court if he feels unsatisfied.

https://www.naij.com/689296-how-amaechi-allegedly-diverted-n40billion-from-rivers-to-sponsor-buharis-election.html

But since he's among the "Fight-Corruption Crew, our z0mbies won't bilivit..




The day Buhari will probe the likes of Amechi & co. then i'll know he's non-partisan in fighting corruption..

Everyone knows that Ameachi invested much for Buhari emergence. But it is another government that can probe him.

Han han 40 billion, you people get sense at all?

Imagine d kin figures i dey hear

Story for the gods...

Hmmmmmmmmm sitting patiently in a corner

This wike is seriously hunting amaechi. To me he is doing all these for publicity stunt. He is a confused man. After the Court has nullified his election he is still looking for ways to be relevant.

Ameachi is not corrupt - Buhari

Abacha didn't steal nor corrupt - Buhari

My ministers aren't corrupt - Buhari

wiringdpt:
Han han 40 billion, you people get sense at all?

So 40 billion naira is too much for amaechi to misappropriate but $2.1billion isn't too much for dasuki?

TheFreeOne:
Ameachi is not corrupt - Buhari

Abacha didn't steal nor corrupt - Buhari

My ministers aren't corrupt - Buhari

When did BUHARI say all this? You have no integrity. Shame on you

@ OP, change your source to this https://www.naij.com/689296-how-amaechi-allegedly-diverted-n40billion-from-rivers-to-sponsor-buharis-election.html

912:


When did BUHARI say all this? You have no integrity. Shame on you

Its in public domain if you care to know but its expected of zombies like you burying your heads in the sand like ostriches.

And if I may ask did you watch the presidentialmediachat If you did then it means you are daft beyond redemption.

TheFreeOne:


Its in public domain if you care to know but its expected of zombies like you burying your heads in the sand like ostriches.

And if I may ask did you watch the presidentialmediachat If you did then it means you are daft beyond redemption.

So he said all this in the media chat? Shame on you. Flat head without a single drop of integrity

912:


So he said all this in the media chat? Shame on you. Flat head without a single drop of integrity

Did I said all that is in the mediachat? Go and watch the chat then maybe you will understand.

If your Buhari understands integrity he wont even contest in the elections.

https://www.nairaland.com/2696706/abacha-loot-too-big-handle#39446527

Google is ur friend....use it!

912:


When did BUHARI say all this? You have no integrity. Shame on you

our money

Amaechi is overtly corrupt saint in APC

APC rat-boys will disagree. Even if report comes out with evidence that Amaechi stole N700billion, they'all say PDP is forging it against Amaechi. The reason why Dictator Buhari and Lie Mohamed say whatever they like is because they think every Nigerian is as gullible and ignorant as their rat-followers. Illetracy is a disease worse than cancer.
I challenge anyone to say the source of APC's presidential campaign fund and how the person earned such money. The world is round and everything in it turns round so what goes around comes around.
Very soon the beat of this song Buhari & APC are dancing will change.