Governor Wike orders trial of Amaechi, Tonye Cole over alleged $50m fraud, sale of assets

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has directed the Attorney General of the State and Commissioner for Justice, to write a strongly worded protest letter to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over the harassment of the State’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Siminalaye Fubara.

Wike who gave the directive at the Executive Chamber of Government House, Port Harcourt, after swearing-in three new commissioners, maintained that the attempt to harass the State PDP candidate will not be accepted as the State government will not hesitate to charge the EFCC for contempt.

Governor Wike further directed the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to commence diligent prosecution of the illegal financial dealings of the former Rivers State governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Tonye Cole, Sahara Energy, and others over the sale of state assets.