by Azeez Adeniyi
The Chairman of Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN) has said Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike must provide evidence of ownership of $50m discovered by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in an apartment in Lagos.
Wike had claimed that the funds were for the Rivers State government, alleging that it was stolen by former governor and Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
He also called on Christians in the state seek God’s intervention over the seized $43m.
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While speaking with newsmen on Sunday, Sagay said Wike has to present evidence to be taken seriously.
He said, “The court has already given an order that the seizure should be advertised and anybody, who has an interest or thinks he is the owner, should come in and file an affidavit and explain the basis upon which he is claiming the money.
“So, if Rivers State is serious about what it is saying, it has a fair opportunity to present its case. This should not be a matter of politics. This is something that has to be legally established; not politics of attack.
“They (state officials) need to file an affidavit to establish ownership and if they can’t, they will lose. So, they have an avenue to establish ownership now and let them go ahead.
“The Rivers matter is pure politics as far as I am concerned. Since the NIA has claimed ownership, all they need to do is to go to court and present documents and satisfactorily convince the courts that it owns the money and it was obtained legitimately.”
AMAECHI AS MINISTER OF TRANSPORTATION IS A THREAT FOR WIKE 2ND TERM’ HENCE LET’S TRY LUCK IF WE CAN SUCCEED TO DECEIVE PMB TO LAY HIM OFF AS MINISTER..BUT ONE BIG WIKE DISADVANTAGE AND A MAJOR SETBACK FOR WIKE IS THAT BY THE TIME WIKE WILL BE SHOUTING AND CRYING FOR REAL THREAT TO HIS LIFE NOBODY WIL BELEIVE WIKE AGAIN BE IT REAL OR NOT-WIKE IS ONLY DESPERATE FOR 2ND TERM BY ALL MEANS AND DOESN.T CARE IF PDP IS ÐEAD OR BURIED AT THE NATIONAL.
Its only in Nig dat fools ve d chance to bcom Govanos wit their ill goten welth.So I wonda y d person of WIKE nd FAYOSE shld eva b taken seriosly in matas of impotance.