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THE Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has said that contrary to the claims by the immediate past administration that it left N7bn in the state coffers, he met an empty treasury.

Wike explained that the treasury where the monthly Federal Allocation accruing to the state was always kept had remained in debit as at May 29 when he (governor) took over the reins of governance in the state.

The governor made this remark on Thursday at the Government House in Port Harcourt during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the state government and officials of Julius Berger and a Chinese Construction firm, CCECC, for the rehabilitation of 33 kilometres of township roads in the state capital.

He stated that from the brief he received from the state Accountant General after his inauguration, only one revenue account with Sterling Bank had some funds left by the immediate past administration.

Wike said, “I want to say on good authority that we did not meet any N7bn, as being speculated. The state’s FAAC account as at May 29 (2015) was in debit. That was the briefing I received from the Accountant-General.”

Signing the MoU with the two construction giants, Wike explained that the step was to realise his administration zero potholes programme launched on May 29, 2015.

According to the governor, while Julius Berger is to handle the rehabilitation of 11 kilometres of township roads alongside street lights and traffic lights, the CCECC will handle 20 kilometres of township roads in Port Harcourt.

He explained that the state government had resolved to work with the construction giants to rebuild road infrastructure in the state capital. He added that the revival of facilities in the state capital was beyond political consideration.

Wike noted that the funds for the ‘Operation Zero Potholes’ had been set aside, hence the signing of the MoU to ensure that the companies concluded work in 120 days.

He, however, promised to personally monitor the execution of the projects by the construction giants.

Wike explained that his administration had resolved to take the N10bn loan with specific focus on key projects to be implemented, noting that the request to the state House of Assembly was accompanied by all the projects to be executed.

Source: http://www.punchng.com/news/i-met-an-empty-treasury-says-wike/

The Governor of Rivers State Ezenwo Nyesom Wike has set a commission of inquiry to probe the administration of Amaechi.
The commission is to investigate the sale of Omoku gas turbine, Eleme gas turbine, and two other gas turbines by the administration of Amaechi. They are also task to investigate the sale of the ongoing monorail in port Harcourt, the sale of Olympic hotel amongst others.
The judicial commission of inquiry is headed by Justice George Omereji.
The judicial commission which will be inaugurated today by 12noon is to submit her findings within 30days.
Source: NigeriaInfo 92.3 FM

The Rivers state Governor, Nyesom Wike has appointed a Judicial Commission of Enquiry to investigate the past administration of former Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.

The Judicial Commission is to be headed by Justice George Omereji of the state High Court.

A statement signed by the Governor said the commission amongst other responsibilities will investigate the sale of the Omoku Mega Gasturbine, the Afam gasturbine and the Eleme gasturbine.


The statement further said the commission will also investigate the sale of the Olympia Hotel, the Monorail Project, the disbursement of N2billion Agricultural Credit Fund and the withdrawal of N96billion Rivers state Reserve Fund.

Governor Wike said the Commission is expected to submit its report 30 days after its sitting.

The Commission has 33 points of reference bothering on identifying those who purchased the state’s assets and where the proceeds of the assets are.

The Rivers state government said the commission of Enquiry will be inaugurated later today with Florence Fiberesima as its secretary.

http://dailypost.ng/2015/06/19/wike-sets-up-commission-to-investigate-amaechi/

richgang:
I don't understand Nigerians ooo, our president who is been truthful, told us the truth that at 72 he his old and you all are out here writing and saying gibberish because he told us the truth... For once if we see the color blue we should call it blue and not call blue white...

Modified: If you think Buhari is saying the truth hit like

I understand UK parliamentarians have men older than buhari in their eighties yet they still perform.
Look at Zimbabwes President, Mugabe, I don't think he has made such mistakes.
We know he is old at least he should have said this towards the end of his tenure where maybe we were expecting more and not now, that he hasn't done a dim in Nigeria except donating $30m and fighting to take control of joint JTF while Boko haram are killing and workers not yet paid in most States. If he was as they portray him, he would have done something concerning Osun.
Ha it disgusting.

ADAMUdaCOWBOY:
You should try to see beyond your stomach

Tell that to osun people. Tell that to the dying civil servants.
You must learn to forgive. The pollution these Britons did in Ogoni land how long did that case linger? Drinking Ogoni water is like death trap.
Let us let this man be, Halliburton was scammed during OBJ, have they investigated it? What about the IMF between OBJ and Atiku how far?

Why is this girl talking such. She must have experience something relating to this.
The man should not marry d girl n dump her while maybe doing other things in the name of service. But if the man is a core man of God then they should agree on how to live. Less the woman can fall for a friend to the man or a servant and the man will regret later lessening his spiritual attainment.

naijainfogalery:
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kazmanbanjoko:
and BUHARI will allow PDP take senate. Sorry na yur name.

Buhari na senator?

shachris:
which workers? the workers that were protesting were pdp paid agents. Most rivers state workers were paid.

My friend if you don't live in Rivers State you should stop commenting about Rivers issues.
Amaechi owes wworkers 3 months
Pensioners 5mths
Timariv 7mths
Refuse disposers 4mths
So why didn't he use this 7billion to pay his debt.
The newly employed teachers are owed arias of 9mths.
Amaechi told the world he has paid workers for April while he paid selected banks for match only.
I can't tell if such money exist in those banks but if at all they exist why did he not pay workers or hand over properly.

Flets:
In addition, She gave all she had the best way she knew for the success of her husband.

She was her husband's number one fan.

To the outside world, we might feel the Jonathans lost, but within them .... Jonathan has once again reaffirmed that she has a woman who can go all out for him.

This is something Most men will never have nor taste till death.

Yes in every event there is a lesson to be learnt. Whether you pick the wrong or right its the way you understand. Nothing ever happened without giving a note of lesson.

Why is South Africa always doing the dirty bidding of USA. Why did the international criminal court not arrest Al Bashir in his country.
WTF.

kazmanbanjoko:
keep hoping. Yu beta go and join HOPE party so dat yur hopefulness can be stronger.

Hoping yes because I know what am hoping of.

kazmanbanjoko:
Make dem comot dat ekweremaudu jarey. Bcoz pdp neva allow APC take any position in national assembly during their reign. Ekweremadu must be commoted.

Sit down dey wait. APC divided her house and gave PDP the way in. More may happen as north may lias with ss or se later and it will be PDP again at Federal level.
PDP only lost because they did not want President Jonathan and now, they will come back to strengthen PDP. Hola

glory2glory:
Is the money meant for paying salaries or renovation of roads and government house? Will you give excuses if it was Amaechi who was borrowing the money? How long will Wike continue to borrow since he will not use his spittle to govern the state. There is a general cash crunch, other governors are cutting down the cost of governance, ours is borrowing less than two weeks in office to renovate roads and government house.

So where did you expect him to raise the money.

otokx:
That money is for roads and perhaps a new government house, the workers not paid will have to wait for another billion loan.

That is another thing sha but u know the government must work, but I think 10b is not only for that but will include workers.

dustmalik:
Look at that crowd. One could mistake it for a rally. Damn, APC is darn popular in Rivers state. Now I know APC was surely rigged out of the presidential/gubernatorial elections. So, only a few miscreants here on nairaland are judas.

Do you remember the crowd PDP gathered in Kano and yet lost to APC whose crowd was a shit.
These people were paid and are not Rivers.
In the last LGA polls PDP did not contest but I tell u in Eleme LGA two units I went they were not up to thirty.

Beremx:
Waiting for TANoids to come say Amaechi sponsored the protest.

Wike is barely 2wks in office and he's already showing the demon in him. From firing RSIEC chairman to borrowing 10billion naira.

Rivers people don enter "last card check up"

It took Amaechi less than one week to dissolve the chairmen when he took over from office in 2007.
The election in Rivers of RSIEC is a scam and will be dissolved.
Paying for crowd is not the best solution.
Weather police escort them or not, the chairmen will be dissolved.
Also, Buhari will never stoop so low fighting Wike now less the arrow head will point back at him

Maxymilliano:
Too early for this naa, why not conduct a comprehensive audit to determine what was left in the State coffer by the previous administration before plunging the State into another round of debt ?


If this is Wike's way of 'hitting the ground running', the State is in trouble .

Workers not been paid since April till today.
Pensioners not been paid since January till now
TimaRiv not been paid since seven months
Lawyers not been paid for about a year plus
Dustbin carriers not been paid for four months.
So tell me how long people will suffer before government go set.
If you were in Rivers State you would have been happy if the money is going to be put in the right way.

brize:
He is a kid na

Man na wa for u o. See how u finish your Vice President.

Lhanre:
If this is true, I think the first opportunity under this new political era to legally test the rights of governors to hire and fire LGA chairmen at their whim has just presented itself. If the election of these council officials is actually in accordance to the law, then APC should do the needful by challenging the governor's action in court.

And the APC in Adams Oshomole Edo state suspended elected council chairmen what did APC do, did they go to court.
Man its illegal that conduct of chairmanship election in Rivers State.

Kennywills7:
Bros take am easy, nor go threaten d old man with dis one o abi u wan kill am?
btwn am from d Niger Delta

But wetin dem dey do us good?

Kennywills7:
İnteresting
Buhari better do something fast, if not d curses dat people will impose on him will b worst than dat of gej
İf u don't act fast and find buyers for d crude oil, b prepare to receive insults even from ur own supporters
We all know more than 70% of our revenue is goten from oil
So if we can't sell that means no more billions to b allocated to states to pay workers, not to talk of building bridges

Yes he should do something fast as the Niger Delta Right Activists will soon block her oil and crumbling the Nigerian Economy more.

Dinosaurs is a topic most people feel they have some kind of knowledge about. After all, nearly everyone has seen or heard of the blockbuster movie Jurassic Park, and young children are usually the experts in any house on the names, shapes, sizes, and eating habits of these ancient reptiles. However, even though dinosaurs might have been extinct for more than 60 million years, that doesn’t mean there’s nothing new to learn about them. Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about dinosaurs in our modern world, but will after reading this list.

10. Triceratops and the Brontosaurus

There are some paleontologists who think one of the species of dinosaurs we take for granted – the species that includes dinosaurs such as the Triceratops and the Brontosaurus – did not actually exist. They think two other existing species have been confused for all of these years, and there might be something to the idea, given that paleontologists actually still have never found a complete skeleton of a triceratops.

9. Humans & Dinosaurs

A surprisingly high percentage of people in the United States – more than 4 out of every 10 adults, in fact – actually believe that human beings and dinosaurs were on the planet at the same time. They weren’t, of course, as dinosaurs preceded human beings by hundreds of millions of years. But it’s fun to think Jurassic Park could really have existed, isn’t it?

8. Chickenosaurus Dinosaur Facts

Jack Homer is one of the best known paleontologists in the United States who discovered and named Maiasaura, he provided the first clear evidence that some dinosaurs cared for their young ones. In addition to his many paleontological discoveries, He was also one of the consultants for Jurassic Park, serving as a partial inspiration for one of the lead characters, Dr. Alan Grant. Since the movie, he has put his efforts toward the creation of a real life dinosaur. His goal is to make a chickenosaurus, which, as you can imagine, is designed to be a hybrid of sorts between a small prehistoric dinosaur and the modern chicken.

7. Sauropods

Even though the Tyrannosaurus Rex gets a lot of attention from movies like Jurassic Park, the truth is that it wasn’t even one of the biggest dinosaurs. These were a group of dinosaurs known as the Sauropods. The biggest of these was actually 200 or more feet long and actually capable of making sonic booms by the speed at which they could whip their tails.

More Cool Facts about Dinosaurs

6. Clive Palmer and Dinosaurs:

Clive Palmer is a billionaire in Australia who has a lot of ideas about whimsical things to do with his money. Among other things, like his desire to build a new Titanic, he also wants to make a Jurassic Park, like the movie. However, his will just have lots of mechanical dinosaurs that are life sized; there won’t be any genetic recombination with chicken eggs.

5. Theory of Dinosaur’s Brain:

There used to be a theory, which has now been disproved, that some dinosaurs actually had not one, but two brains! The idea at the time was that the second brain was located in the dinosaur’s bottom. That gives a new meaning to the phrase about having one’s head…you know where.

4. Discoveries of Various Species of Dinosaurs

Back between 1877 and 1892, there were a pair of paleontologists, or dinosaur scientists, who were part of something odd called the ‘Bone Wars’. This meant they ended up stealing, destroying, and otherwise sabotaging each other’s work over the decades. However, at the same time, they were also responsible for the discovery of more than 140 new species of dinosaurs at the time. Was it worth it?

Source: http://www.latestnewsinng..com/2015/06/10-things-to-know-about-dinosaurs.html?m=1

spenca:
What wrong has that REC done by obeying the command of a superior ?

One thing in life, money is not everything. See how they fixed election within 30 days.
Now how many party did primaries in Rivers. Even APC could not beat the deadline as they conducted primaries 3 days to election as against the Rules of RSIEC and the RSIEC went ahead to conduct the election. The rest are story. In Eleme most polling units did not record up to 20 people.
Now most people knew about the election as they came out to sell.
What justification do they have to conduct such election when workers are not paid.

Emekamex:
Who gives a fuc.k. All politicians are the same, the sooner nigerians realize that, the better for us. We have to annihilate all cabals.

I so much love GEJ. Perfect man.

peleson:
And where did they leave the senate chambers to? Mind u buhari gve his approval to the senate Clark before leaving for Germany. The apc senators are still mostly baby senators lol. What goes around comes around. I v said it time without number, buhari lacks dexterity to coordinate leadership! He always happens to be ther but always doesn't know what to do! He lacks mental credibility! And that can be attributed to his lack of smooth education

He tink say the senators be small pikin wey him go say sit down dem go sit down.

Alphaoscar:
That is just the beginning of his end. Its either he never utter such a word to the VP or he is ready to face the music for disrespecting the office of the VP.




I heard some of his initial loyalist already retracing their steps back and ready to follow the party's directive.

Never be afraid of any man born of a woman.

spenca:
This is a PDP syndrome , how many people has Buhari sacked or has the gov of Kogi,kaduna,katsina,benue sacked?

Those people might have done the right things that is why they can't be sacked.
But in Rivers, Amaechi would have conducted LG polls 9months before leaving office but waited to 6 days after his party lost governorship.

elwasee:
Receive sense.

I think u should receive that sense the daura man has taken from you. How can he say he belong to everybody and to nobody when some people spent billion of naira to put him there.
Thank God GEJ was not like this man.

Wike Sacks the Chairman of the Rivers state Independent electoral Commission, RSIEC
The Rivers state House of Assembly has empowered the Executive Governor of the state, Nyesom Wike, to sack the Chairman of the Rivers state Independent electoral Commission, RSIEC, Professor Augustin Ahiaozu and his six-man member Commission.

The Assembly also granted power to Governor Wike to dissolve the Secretary and members of the Rivers state Judicial Service Commission, JSC.

The resolution was reached after more than two-third of the House members voted to empower the Governor to take action against the two commissions.

Earlier, Leader of the House, Martin Amaewhule, who made reference to some sections of the 1999 Constitution as amended and the Law establishing the RSIEC Law said the Commission was not able to convince the Assembly on its responsibilities.

Amaewhule who is representing Obio-Akpor Constituency 1 in the Assembly also indicted members of the Judicial Service Commission over their alleged role in the closure of the state courts and the judiciary crisis.

The House hopes to repeal the Rivers state High Court Law on their next sitting being Thursday June 11.

http://latestnewsinng..com/2015/06/wike-sacks-chairman-of-rivers-state.html?m=1

maryam6:
My humble president, keep doing it!

He said the review could be upward or downward so not time yet for humble President.
Buhari is working gradually but now, its not decided yet.