Rivers State Governor-elect, Nyesom Wike has stated that he will probe the Rotimi Amaechi administration after assuming office on May 29. The incoming governor made this disclosure while receiving the interim report of the Transition Committee in Port Harcourt on Monday. Wike noted that his administration would carry out a forensic audit of all governmentACCOUNTS as soon he takes over power on Friday.
According to him, that would enable him to recover FUNDS that might have allegedly been stolen by top officials of the outgoing administration in the state. He said those who were involved in the squandering of N4.5bn to conduct a local government election by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission, even when the court had stopped the exercise, would be made toACCOUNT for their actions.
Explaining that the days of impunity and corruption were over, Wike noted that Rivers would be a test case in the fight against corruption. His words, “I am not going to be intimidated. The only way we can work together is to check the ills of the past. The right thing must be done. Those who have stolen the resources of the state must be made toACCOUNT for them. Read Full Gist Here
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