Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has accused the President Goodluck Jonathan-led federal government of massive corruption. Amaechi spoke yesterday ahead of Saturday’s mega rally at the new Adokiye Amaesiamaka Stadium at Igwurutali. According to him, no line of difference exists between funds meant for the public and those for private pockets. Amaechi said Minister of Finance and Coordinator of the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, recently claimed that the country is not broke while state governments are being owed their allocations.
He said: “How else can you know if you are broke when you cannot meet your financial obligations? The governors are saying if you are not broke as you claim, why not pay us our money. “They have not been able to separate between money for private pocket and the Nigerian pocket.
“Perhaps because Okonjo-Iweala is an economist, she knows the best term to use to describe the terrible situation the country has found itself to the extent it cannot fund its projects.” The rally is expected to attract over 60,000 people to mark the seven-year anniversary of the Supreme Court judgment that installed him as governor in 2007. Amaechi will at the event give a report of his stewardship for the past seven years in office. Dignitaries expected include General Muhammdu Buhari, Atiku Abubakar, Governor Rochas Okorocha, Sam Nda-Isaiah, prominent APC chieftains among many others.
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