Former Rivers state Governor, Rotimi Amaechi in a recent statement said he left a total of N7.5bn cash behind as the balances for the state’s internally generated revenue account, the Federal Account Allocation Committee accounts and the state’s Reserve Funds.
Governor Nyesom Wike on Saturday dismissed the claims insisting that his administration met an empty treasury with huge debts.
Wike speaking through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Opunabo Inko-Tariah said “If he (Amaechi) is saying he left N7.5bn, why did he fail to pay Rivers students studying abroad under the state government’s scholarship scheme, apart from the fact that pensioners were owed between six and eight months’ pension arrears?
“The former governor has been inconsistent in the amount he said he left in the treasury. On one hand, he would say he left N7.5bn, and in the next breath, he would say he left N10bn.
“But we have been consistent in saying we met an empty treasury with huge debts to pay. Civil servants, footballers (Rivers Angels and Dolphins) and contractors were owed. But we thank God that we started paying them after we settled in. We have made our point and we are consistent about it.”