Rivers 2023: Wike Mounts Serious Barrier for Amaechi, APC Guber Candidate, Cole

• The APC's gubernatorial candidate, Tonye Cole, and a former governor of Rivers, Rotimi Amaechi, are to answer serious questions at the state's high court
• This is because the government has initiated the process of prosecuting Amaechi and Cole over the alleged theft of $53.1m
• The government claimed that Amaechi, while in office, stole the funds through a deal with a firm linked to Cole

Rivers - Just days before the gubernatorial election across Nigeria, including Rivers, the campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been met with a storm from Governor Nyesom Wike.

The Nation reports that the Rivers state government has initiated the process of prosecuting his predecessor, Rotimi Amaechi, and the APC's candidate, Tonye Cole, over the alleged theft of $53.1 million belonging to the government.

In a suit filed at the Rivers high court by the state, it was claimed that the sum was allegedly stolen through a deal between the former administration and Sahara Energy Resources Limited, a company in which Cole had an interest.

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The deal had to do with the sale of a gas turbine by the Amaechi-led government to Sahara Energy.

As contained in the suit, Amaechi is the first defendant, Augustine Wokocha is the second defendant, Cole is the third, and Sahara Energy is the fourth defendant.

PDP crisis: Atiku's camp bombs Wike, says Rivers governor is in frustration mode

The Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign council (PCC) in Rivers state had said Governor Nyesom Wike was frustrated.

The PDP PCC's outburst was in reaction to the governor's cancellation of the earlier approved stadium granted for the PDP by the state government for its presidential campaign in Port Harcourt, the state capital.

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Leloonu Nwibubasa, the spokesperson of the camp of the Atiku Abubakar in Rivers state, added that Wike lacked integrity over his failure to declare his presidential candidate in January as he promised.

According to Nwibubasa, Wike was obviously frustrated from all indications. He berated Wike for not being a good fighter, noting that a good fighter will know when to quit.

Source: Legit.ng