The Rivers State government has filed a fresh criminal charge against Rotimi Amaechi, a former minister of transportation...
Nyesom Wike, Rivers governor, had set up a seven-man panel to probe Amaechi over the alleged withdrawal of N96 billion from the state’s treasury during the latter’s tenure as governor.The listed assets are Omoku Gas Turbine, Afam Gas Turbine, Trans Amadi Gas Turbine, Eleme Gas Turbine, Olympia Hotel, and the contract award for the execution of the Mono Rail Project.The panel submitted its report in 2015, but Amaechi has since insisted that he is not guilty of fraud.
However, on May 27, 2022, the supreme court dismissed an application by Amaechi challenging the probe. Consequently, Wike directed the state’s attorney-general to commence immediate prosecution of the former governor as well as Cole and five others.struck out by Okogbule Gbasam, judge of the Rivers high court in Port Harcourt, after the state attorney-general applied to
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