The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has already commenced probing former Rivers governor Rotimi Amaechi based on a petition from a Port Harcourt-based group, the Integrity Group, The Sun reports.
The report says the commission will look into some projects Amaechi executed while in office.
The EFCC has already written to the permanent secretary of the state’s ministry of finance and the accountant general to get details.
The Integrity Group alleged that the state’s electric power projects were sold and proceeds converted to other uses.
It added that about N60 billion, being proceed from the sale of the power projects was paid to three companies in Port Harcourt.
It further alleged that the transfer of the funds was done within one week, between December 1, 2014 and December 8, 2014.
The group also alleged in the petition that the proposed Karibi Whyte Specialist Hospital, Port Harcourt cost Rivers about N4.63 billion but failed.
Amaechi was also accused of appointing a firm of tax consultants, that was allegedly getting 12 per cent of taxes collected, on a much lower monthly collection target of N2.5 billion, as against the five per cent administrative cost enjoyed by Rivers State Internal Revenue Service, in accordance with the law.
It said the state’s revenue service was generating about N7.5 billion revenue before the tax consultants came in.
