Wike Results To prayers For Release Of Ikoyi billions to Rivers
The Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday urged Christians in the state to pray for the release of the 13bn cash discovered in a luxury apartment at House 6, Osbourne Road, Ikoyi, Lagos to Rivers State government.
While the Governor was at St. Peter's Anglican Church, in Port Harcourt, the state capital he took to the case to God. The Governor said the church has a responsibility to pray that God touches the Federal Government of Nigeria to return the money to the coffers of state, because the money belongs to Rivers government.
According to him "We need the prayer of the Church, because there is nothing that prayer cannot do. Pray that God should touch the Government of Nigeria, so that they will return the money to us. What we are interested is for the money to come back to us.”
Wike however stated that contrary to an allegation by the embattled Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, he has not declared war on the Federal Government, but that his administration was simply requesting the return of funds belonging to the state.
He added that "I cannot declare war on the Federal Government. Anybody bringing Buhari’s name, should leave Buhari and face his own problems. The issue is who kept the money at the Ikoyi Residence. The money was kept there by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
"No amount of blackmail, no amount of distraction will stop us from getting our money.”
He alleged that between 70 and 80 per cent of the APC Campaigns in 2015 were sponsored using funds sourced by the Rivers State Government under the Amaechi, as his predecessor.
He further added that , the idea of the selective anti-corruption war will be counter-productive.
He wondered “why security intelligence works on opponents of the Federal Government, but when glaring corruption issues pop up like the Ikoyi case, where billions of dollars belonging to Rivers State have been found, the war on corruption is suspended and diversionary tactics adopted.”
While the Governor was at St. Peter's Anglican Church, in Port Harcourt, the state capital he took to the case to God. The Governor said the church has a responsibility to pray that God touches the Federal Government of Nigeria to return the money to the coffers of state, because the money belongs to Rivers government.
According to him "We need the prayer of the Church, because there is nothing that prayer cannot do. Pray that God should touch the Government of Nigeria, so that they will return the money to us. What we are interested is for the money to come back to us.”
Wike however stated that contrary to an allegation by the embattled Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, he has not declared war on the Federal Government, but that his administration was simply requesting the return of funds belonging to the state.
He added that "I cannot declare war on the Federal Government. Anybody bringing Buhari’s name, should leave Buhari and face his own problems. The issue is who kept the money at the Ikoyi Residence. The money was kept there by the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
"No amount of blackmail, no amount of distraction will stop us from getting our money.”
He alleged that between 70 and 80 per cent of the APC Campaigns in 2015 were sponsored using funds sourced by the Rivers State Government under the Amaechi, as his predecessor.
He further added that , the idea of the selective anti-corruption war will be counter-productive.
He wondered “why security intelligence works on opponents of the Federal Government, but when glaring corruption issues pop up like the Ikoyi case, where billions of dollars belonging to Rivers State have been found, the war on corruption is suspended and diversionary tactics adopted.”
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