The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Chief Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike has accused Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of spending the sum N30 billion to fund the presidential campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Wike, who made the allegation while speaking at Omagwa, near Port Harcourt, yesterday during his thank-you visit to Ikwerre local government area of the state, alleged that the development had made it impossible for the state government to pay workers’ salaries.
He further said the governor was using state resources to fund the APC with the hope that he would be picked as the running mate to the APC presidential candidate, Mohammadu Buhari.
The PDP governorship candidate pointed out that Amaechi was being deceived by the leadership of the APC to continue to fund the party, adding that the APC leadership had never been interested in selecting the governor as Buhari’s running mate.
Wike stated that the future of Nigerians was in the PDP and not the APC, adding, “Do you know why workers’ salaries have not been paid? Amaechi spent N30 billion in funding the presidential campaign of the APC. They (APC leadership) allowed him to spend the money and later, they called him mugu (fool).
“They (APC) leadership said we will not make this ‘boy’ who does not respect the President (Jonathan) the vice president. We should know that our future is in the PDP and not the APC.”
He urged the people of Ikwerre to vote for him and President Goodluck Jonathan, adding that he would review the value of land Amaechi bought from them for the Greater Port Harcourt project.
But in a swift reaction to Wike’s allegation, the state commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, said the PDP governor spoke without fact, even as she challenged him to show any proof that Amaechi was funding the APC.
Describing Wike’s allegation as false and baseless, Semenitari insisted that nobody would spend such an amount on political campaigns, insisting that the state government will not dignify the suck statement with responses.
She said, “It is unbelievable that a man who wants to be the governor of this state can make such an unbelievable statement without any proof. We challenge him (Wike) to show proof that Governor Amaechi spent N30 billion to fund APC campaign.
“There are some things that are unbelievable. With what President Jonathan is giving us, N30 billion is three months allocation. Is that what he (Wike) is saying that we used for primary? Rivers State Government will not dignify such unintelligent talk with responses. We will respond to unintelligent talk; we will not react to stupid conjecturing.”
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