Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, has denied allegations that he embezzled money meant for the development of Rivers state when he was governor. Amaechi said this while speaking at a stakeholders’ forum on corruption organised by the Federal Ministry of Justice in Abuja today July 28th.“If you had followed the Rivers State government when I was governor, we were the first state to introduce the Public Procurement Law in the country. The state cabinet used to call the Director General of Public Procurement in the state as an alternative governor, that they wanted an amendment to that law. The reason they wanted amendment is that he (DG) refused to increase the threshold to one hundred million naira, per ministry, instead he reduced it to 10 million naira.
I had a battle with him (DG BPE) and the world bank who insisted that we should not go for an amendment but should persuade him to increase the threshold.
I remember the cabinet tried to go to court against him and I remember that he was also trying to go to court against Commissioners. In fact, the procurement DG wrote a memo that I felt was very incriminating requesting that since the law requires the governor to take any commissioner who doesn’t comply with the public procurement law to court, I should please take the commissioner of education to court for not complying… Everybody in the cabinet felt that he was an alternative governor, they felt that he was slowing the process,” he said.
Mr. Amaechi said transparency in the use of public funds was key to his administration as governor, and that the Rivers community was fully briefed periodically on how funds were being utilised.
“Within that period we insisted on engaging the indigenous communities on how much we received and how we spent the money. That is why I feel that after this ministerial appointment, I should do everything possible to stay away from government because in spite of all the forms of transparency I introduced in government, one man could begin to tell lies to Nigerians and Nigerians believe him. The governor of Rivers State said I squandered N3 trillion naira.
I did not receive up to N1.8 trillion naira as governor both from IGR and funds from federal allocation. So, how could I have squandered money I did not even receive in the first place? You can see the politics of lies and lies. As Minister of Transportation, I run an open and transparent system. I believe in name and shame. What name and shame does is, if you name and shame those of them who don’t have conscience they won’t come to public functions. I do have conscience.
In fact, it was the word corruption that brought me to this occasion because I wanted to see who will get up and say to me, ‘this is evidence that you are corrupt. We went to court against the Rivers State government on their allegation of corruption against me. The Court of Appeal said, produce that document that found this man (Amaechi) guilty of those crimes and up till today he (Wike) has not produced it,” he said. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Monorail project can nail you. The arm scandal went through procurement process before The project was not done.
ReplyDeleteTime will tell.
ReplyDeleteTrue talk time will tell.
DeleteAmeachi Bobo if you are all that clean, why must you shy away from government after this ministerial portfolio. Buhari need corrupt-free person like you. Lol
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Amechi. If you have the evidence, please publish it. It is as simple as that. If you have bring it out and nail him. Good enough we have Amechi's opponents in charge of Rivers State. Wike and group, please come up with the evidence against Amechi. So that this nonsense and confusions can come to an end. Amechi has challenged you again.
ReplyDelete.. But God knows everything and need not proveit to an ybody not even Bàba.Idiot
ReplyDeleteSo you destroyed all the evidences of your loot? God sees you.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you anon.
DeleteMr clean just focus on commissioning the remaining project done by PDP, make person hear word. And pls stay away from drugs coz its seriously damaging your brain.
ReplyDeleteSee amaechi talking....mtsheew
ReplyDeleteStop giving a dog bad name in order to hang it, your comments will remain malicious and bereft of no atom of substance except you can come out with an evidence to prosecute Amaechi. Nigeria is a country where someone can just hate you because of their personal believe or the urgly shape of your head. If you are afraid to forward your facts or evidence to avoid being indicted, because sometimes it takes one thief to know another, don't hesitate to submit your petitions or evidence through me.
ReplyDeleteFull final stop. The man has said bring up the evidence against me, yet they are still talking nonsense.
DeleteThe onos is on the prosecutor to take him to court but am not sure they have any case against him. The opposition in Rivers state just want to stop him from been a minister because if not by now he should have been charge to court for corruption. Nigerian should learnt to get facts and figures right before label someone a criminal.
ReplyDeleteThe evidences are there , Buhari is the president, simple.
ReplyDeleteIf another person was president the evidences would reveal themselves.
So among the whole sitting governors in nigeria only fayose is corrupt.
NO - simply put fayose is the only governor who has publicly declared that he is not Buhari friend.
Zombie full Nigeria ooh!!!! So for una mind amaechi is not corrupt? SMH Mitcheeeew
This man has challenge people over and over again to present any evidence against him if there's any, nobody could, but people come to places like this to castigate him. Talk is cheap, if there's any evidence, abeg make una bring am and stop making noise like empty barrels.
ReplyDeleteI pray for opposition party to visit in this country by 2019,they are just respecting ur oga,(buhari).you are making noise.Time will tell.
ReplyDeleteAfter you don perfect your stealling in the office abi?
ReplyDeleteBecause you know how to cover your track! Smh
ReplyDeleteHow can a governor in this our country say he not corrupt. Its not possible. The thing is that Buhari can't afford prosecuting Amaechi and co who bankrolled his election, Aregbesola's, Fayemi's etc
ReplyDeleteI believe Amaechi was right, if you think he's corrupt why not bring evidence or you can get sued for deformation of character.
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