Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday vowed
to implement the recommendations of the Justice George
Omereji-led judicial commission of inquiry.
He had constituted the panel to probe the sale of Rivers’
assets and to also look into other matters concerning the
management of state resources by the past administration.
Wike lamented the level of alleged financial crimes
committed with impunity under ex-Governor Rotimi
Amaechi, adding that the criticism against the panel will not
deter him from punishing all those found culpable.
Wike, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media
and Publicity, Opunabo Inko-Tariah, said he was not the first
to establish a commission of inquiry.
According to him, Amaechi, set up the Justice Kayode Esho
commission of inquiry and added that former governor
Peter Odili appeared before the panel.
He dismissed the allegations that the Omereji-led
commission of inquiry was established purposely to indict
Amaechi, adding that the panel was set up based on the
relevant laws of the state.
“The implementation of the commission’s recommendations
shall be devoid of fear or favour, affection or ill will. The
refusal to appear before the panel is an admission of guilt.
The allegation that the Justice Omereji’s commission of
inquiry is a subterfuge to indict Rotimi Amaechi suffers from
the eclipse of reasoning and poverty of logic.
“Amaechi set up the Justice Kayode Esho’s commission and
when former governor Peter Odili was invited, he obliged
despite the fact that Justice Esho had made some
uncomplimentary remarks about a perpetual injunction
concerning Odili,” Wike said.
Wike condemned the All Progressives Congress in the state
for its position on the commission of inquiry, wondering
why his predecessor did not properly hand over to him.
He said, “The Omereji’s panel was set up to probe the
expenditures made by Amaechi’s government, which is what
any responsible government will do because the taxpayers’
money is not for one man, especially when certain financial
transactions are opaque.
“It is even more important when the outgoing administration
demurred to hand over or when there are no handover
notes. The welter of criticisms by the APC in Rivers State is
actuated by the fear of exposure. It is just hocus-pocus.
“Governor Wike inherited a hobbling economy and a
suffocating treasury. He provided the life-saving machine
and today, the state is recuperating. The sittings (of the
panel) were not done clandestinely and all that was
expected of Amaechi and his acolytes was for them to
appear and prove their innocence.”
Wike, added that in establishing a panel of inquiry, he took a
cue from President Muhammadu Buhari, “an embodiment
of probity and rectitude”, who is also looking into how public
funds were spent under the last administration.
to implement the recommendations of the Justice George
Omereji-led judicial commission of inquiry.
He had constituted the panel to probe the sale of Rivers’
assets and to also look into other matters concerning the
management of state resources by the past administration.
Wike lamented the level of alleged financial crimes
committed with impunity under ex-Governor Rotimi
Amaechi, adding that the criticism against the panel will not
deter him from punishing all those found culpable.
Wike, in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media
and Publicity, Opunabo Inko-Tariah, said he was not the first
to establish a commission of inquiry.
According to him, Amaechi, set up the Justice Kayode Esho
commission of inquiry and added that former governor
Peter Odili appeared before the panel.
He dismissed the allegations that the Omereji-led
commission of inquiry was established purposely to indict
Amaechi, adding that the panel was set up based on the
relevant laws of the state.
“The implementation of the commission’s recommendations
shall be devoid of fear or favour, affection or ill will. The
refusal to appear before the panel is an admission of guilt.
The allegation that the Justice Omereji’s commission of
inquiry is a subterfuge to indict Rotimi Amaechi suffers from
the eclipse of reasoning and poverty of logic.
“Amaechi set up the Justice Kayode Esho’s commission and
when former governor Peter Odili was invited, he obliged
despite the fact that Justice Esho had made some
uncomplimentary remarks about a perpetual injunction
concerning Odili,” Wike said.
Wike condemned the All Progressives Congress in the state
for its position on the commission of inquiry, wondering
why his predecessor did not properly hand over to him.
He said, “The Omereji’s panel was set up to probe the
expenditures made by Amaechi’s government, which is what
any responsible government will do because the taxpayers’
money is not for one man, especially when certain financial
transactions are opaque.
“It is even more important when the outgoing administration
demurred to hand over or when there are no handover
notes. The welter of criticisms by the APC in Rivers State is
actuated by the fear of exposure. It is just hocus-pocus.
“Governor Wike inherited a hobbling economy and a
suffocating treasury. He provided the life-saving machine
and today, the state is recuperating. The sittings (of the
panel) were not done clandestinely and all that was
expected of Amaechi and his acolytes was for them to
appear and prove their innocence.”
Wike, added that in establishing a panel of inquiry, he took a
cue from President Muhammadu Buhari, “an embodiment
of probity and rectitude”, who is also looking into how public
funds were spent under the last administration.
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