Alleged N96bn Fraud: Rivers Government Files Charges Against Amaechi, Ruling APC Governorship Candidate, Cole, Others | Sahara Reporters

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Others listed as co-defendants in the suit marked PHC/1818/CR/2022 filed on June 7 are the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in the state, Tonye Cole; Dr. Chamberlain Peterside; Sir Augustine Wokocha; Sahara Energy Resources Limited; NG Power-HpS Limited and Cenpropsaroten Management Limited.

The Rivers State Government has filed a suit against Rotimi Amaechi, a former governor of the state, over alleged fraud.Governor Nyesom Wike had in 2015 set up a seven-man panel to probe Amaechi over an alleged withdrawal of N96 billion from the state’s treasury during the latter’s tenure as governor.The panel, headed by Justice George Omekeji, had also investigated issues surrounding the “sale of assets” by the former governor.

However, on May 27, 2022, the Supreme Court dismissed an application by Amaechi, challenging the probe.Weeks after the judgment, Wike directed the state Attorney-General, Zaccheus Adangor, to file criminal charges against the former governor, as well as Sahara Energy, a firm indicted in the deals, The Nigeria Law reports.The firm is co-founded by Tonye Cole, a businessman and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers state.

 

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Ameachi na barawo bansa must be jailed

Photocopy government, Nigerian youths are tired, we need to make some changes this time.

The money that was used in sponsoring PDP in all their campaigns up to the just concluded presidential primaries before Atiku ambushed and hijacked the presidential ticket, did it not all come from the same Rivers State? Why is the Kettle calling the pot black?

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