Amaechi spent N82m to host Soyinka to dinner – Rivers govt

The Rivers state authorities on Tuesday expressed surprise that former Rivers state Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, consumed N82 million to have the Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka, to a three-hour dinner at a period he refused to salaries. 

Addressing newshounds the day gone by at the authorities house in Port Harcourt, the state Commissioner for records and communication, Dr. Austin-Tam George, stated the figures have been contained inside the handover note prepared by way of the previous permanent Secretary of the state Ministry of statistics and verbal exchange beneath the Amaechi management.
He stated: “a government didn't  longer pay workers salaries, closed the courts however the management had the boldness to exhaust N82million to fund a dinner for Soyinka.
“these are facts on floor. The Amaechi administration expended the money beneath the heading of acquired assets .

“There may be a huge propaganda gadget obtainable misinforming the people approximately the policy course of Governor Wike’s management. They need to recognize the need of the human beings. Instead, they pass approximately spreading falsehood towards the humans of the kingdom,” the records commissioner stated.
He charged reporters to emphasise the developmental achievements of Governor Nyesom Wike with information due to the fact the state was as of now managing a “disastrous legacy of deserted projects” by means of the Amaechi administration.
George, who noted that the Wike management was going through a combination of “eighty five consistent with cent statistics struggle” and “ political fundamentalism” additionally stated the APC was seeking to establish a “ political caliphate” in Rivers country, by way of installing Dakuku Peterside who's a faux political candidate of the APC.
The commissioner also described folks who stated Wike’s government became serving only Ikwerre interests as speakme “anthropological nonsense” as a result of he's running an all- inclusive government of indigenes from the 23 neighborhood government regions of Rivers nation.