Former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has
debunked claims by his former deputy while he was governor, Tele Ikuru that he
returned billions of naira to him (Amaechi) and the state government.
Recall that Ikuru had at a thanksgiving service at the
weekend said he returned over N2 billion
cash to Amaechi and additionally saved the Amaechi administration not
less than N100billion.
Ikuru further expressed disappointment withAmaechi, that in
spite of all his contributions, his former boss did not give him any parting
gift and left him hard and dry, “nothing and no penny to go home with.”
But, in a swift reaction, Amaechi denied that Ikuru ever
returned any money to him.
“Tele is lying. He did not return any money to me. And I am
not aware that he returned any money to the coffers of the state government,”
the former governor said in a statement released on his behalf by his media
aide, David Iyofor.
“My former deputy’s ill-advised comments against me are
indeed shameful and pitiable. His attack on me, his disgusting lamentation
about parting gifts only goes to confirm what I have always known and said
about those on the other side of the political divide in Rivers State(where my
former deputy now belongs)- that all they want is to share the resources and
commonwealth of Rivers people among themselves. This is why they fought me and
are still fighting me.
“It’s most unfortunate that Tele, who I kept as my deputy in
spite of the strong opposition against him, almost everyone was against him but
I retained him and even ran with him for a second term, against the advice of
most of my political associates, would now attempt to hideously disparage and
attack me,” the statement concluded
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