Wike Begins Probe of Amaechi’s Administration says Buhari will support the investigation

Firstclass newsline gathered that rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike,
on Friday began the probe of the administration of his predecessor,
Chibuike Amaechi, with the constitution of a judicial commission of
inquiry to probe the sale of valued assets and withdrawal of funds by
the last administration.
The five-member judicial commission of inquiry, which has 23 terms of
reference, has Hon. Justice George Omereji as chairman, and Dr Edith
Chukwu, Chief Monday Ekekenta, Ven. Alex Usifo and Elder Ignatius
Piegbara as members.
Mrs Florence Fiberesima is to serve as secretary while Dr Zacheaus
Adango will serve as counsel to the commission.
Inaugurating the commission at Government House, Port Harcourt, Wike
said they should investigate the sale of Omoku 150MW gas turbine, Afam
360MW gas turbine, Trans-Amadi 136MW gas turbine and Eleme 75MW gas
turbine.
He also said the commission of inquiry should investigate the
mono-rail project and the sale of Olympia Hotel by the Amaechi
administration.
According to Wike, other areas for the commission of inquiry to
investigate are "the non-execution of the contract for the
construction of the Justice Adolphus Karibi-Whyte Specialist Hospital
after the payment of the sum of $39,200,000 to the supposed
contractor; the disbursement or use by the Rivers State ministry of
Agriculture of the sum of N2 billion Agricultural Credit Guarantee
Scheme Funds, and the withdrawal and expenditure of the accrued N96
billion from the Rivers State Reserve Fund without compliance with the
Rivers State Reserve Fund Law No. 2 of 2008."
On the gas turbines, Wike charged the commission to "ascertain the
circumstances of the sale of the Omoku 150 MW Gas Turbine, Afam 360 MW
Gas Turbine, Trans-Amadi 136 MW Gas Turbine and Eleme 75 MW Gas
Turbine by the administration of Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi;
identify the purchaser(s) of the gas turbines, the total cost for
which they were sold, and the whereabouts of the proceeds of their
sale.
Firstclassnewsline.net