The Governor Nyesom Wike led
Rivers State Government has said it would set up a judicial commission of inquiry
to investigate “a large-scale fraud involving N36 billion spent by the
administration of Chibuike Amaechi for the manufacturing of Auto Destruct
Syringes for the state Integrated Medical Industries Limited.”
The decision was reached at the
State Executive Council meeting held on Thursday in Port Harcourt, the state
capital.
The state executive council
accepted the recommendations of a committee headed by the Deputy Governor, Dr.
Ipalibo Harry-Banigo.
A statement by the Commissioner
for Information and Communications, Emma Okah, said the management of the
company led by one Amenya Wokoma has been sacked.
The statement added that a new
structure would be put in place pending the outcome of the commission of
inquiry.
The statement reads, “The Council
has also directed the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to take
over the ongoing prosecution of Amenya Wokoma for his role in the mismanagement
of company assets worth billions of naira.
“The Auto Destruct Syringe
factory was set up by the administration of Dr. Peter Odili and it began
production in 2009.
“Following a convoluted quest for
expansion, the state government under the leadership of Chibuike Amaechi
inflicted the state with aggravated financial exposure which cannot be accounted
for today as the company has gone aground and N36 billion investment went down
the drain.
“A fraud of N36 billion is not a
tea party and the state government will stop at nothing to bring the
perpetrators to justice.”
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