Wike: Why FG is Shielding Amaechi from Prosecution

Ernest Chinwo i state is not as secured as it was during his term. The courts were shut down for two years. No despotic leader in the world had ever shut down courts. Amaechi entered the Guinness book of records for this notorious act of denying people access to justice.”

The governor stated: “Justices came to say that Amaechi came to procure judgment. If it is a federal government that is sincere, they will not want to do anything with Amaechi.

“In APC, once they lose a case, they berate the judiciary. It is only when they win that they praise the judiciary.”

The governor added: “Amaechi used part of the $309 million proceeds of the Rivers State Gas Turbine sale to fund the APC which is why the Party rallies around him to shield him from prosecution in spite of his several indictments.

“The presidential panel has not invited us to substantiate our ownership of the Ikoyi billions and hasn’t released the report as well. So we are waiting for that before taking our next steps.”

On Rivers State Golden Jubilee, he said the celebration was a huge success.

He said: “After the successful completion of the Rivers Golden Jubilee, We look forward to attracting an investment of $300million into the state in the next three years.

“We used the Rivers Golden Jubilee to showcase the state as a tourist Haven and conducive for business. We also honoured foreigners who believed in us and invested in the state.”

The governor said the extant law which stipulated that all former governors were entitled to the state award was the reason why Amaechi was nominated.

“The Rivers State Honours Law was created by the Peter Odili government and every former governor was expected to receive an award. It was the basis for considering Amaechi for such irrespective of public outcry. But the recipient rejected it as a poisoned chalice taking away the moral burden on the state. The law is now being amended to ensure its merit is emphasised,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state has accused Amaechi of using incitements as a strategy to win sympathy from Rivers people.

The Chairman of the PDP in the state, Felix Obuah, said this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Jerry Needam, in reaction to Amaechi’s recent comments on the security situation in the state.

According to the state PDP boss, Amaechi has adopted as a strategy the penchant to cause unnecessary stir whenever there is relative peace and stability in the state aimed at deceiving impressionable minds into seeing him as a redeemer he has never been, is never and will never be.