Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze made allegations against the former governor of Edo State, Senator Oshiomole in a press statement while defending former Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi.
Allegations against Senator Adams Oshiomole
Adams Oshiomole left in Edo, a legacy rooted in ruthless looting of public funds running into hundreds of billions of naira.
It is on record that 80% of contracts executed during the Oshiomhole administration in Edo State were never advertised and the costs massively inflated.
Oshiomole used N5 billion for chartered flights during his time as governor.
Fraudulent indulgences in contract splitting, where contracts for roads awarded along with road infrastructures such as street lights, walk ways, drainage were later re-awarded to the same contractors?
Oshiomole diverted security votes to proxy accounts vis: Chief M. A. Kadiri vouchers from 2008 to the last day of his administration, totalling N42 billion
Oshiomole as Governor, inflated the price of the purchase of 2 units of Toyota Prado TXL at N28,953,600.00. “ Sata Motors Ltd., 3 Oyaide Street, GRA, Benin city, purchase of 2 units of Toyota Land Cruisers V8 at N45,031,200.”
Oshiomole constructed 168 male students’ hostel complex at the rate of N10 million per room at the University of Science and Technology, Uzaire. The said contract was awarded to Messrs A & K Construction Ltd. at a total cost of N1,880,483,836.66.
He used the common patrimony of Edo people to build an event centre, cinema theatre hall and shopping mall, directly opposite the University of Benin, Ugbowo,
Benin city.
Oshiomole expended N20 billion on a personal mansion at Okoro Otun and a hotel constructed next to Benin Club in GRA, Benin City.
Oshiomole bought the Guinness guest house located along Reservation Road, GRA Benin City soon after he was sworn in as governor in 2009. He quickly converted the property to the office of HANI and ASSOCIATES, the consultancy firm that supervised all civil construction works in Edo State from the beginning to the end of his administration.
In America, Oshiomole used Edo money to buy properties located in Miami, Florida and in Louisiana.
Oshiomole bought a luxurious apartment valued at one hundred million dollars at Peachtree Corners (Miami) FL; acquisition of the Penthouse of One and Only Hotel in Cape Town, South Africa, as well as apartments in Dubai, and London (UK).
Oshiomole who took advantage of the Joint State/Local Government Account to appropriate and misappropriate the monthly allocations accrued to the 18 local government councils to the disadvantages of the ordinary people at the grassroots.
Nyesom Wike made grave allegations of financial misconduct in Rivers State against former governor Rotimi Amaechi
Nyesom Wike accused Amaechi’s administration of significant financial mismanagement during his eight-year tenure as Governor of Rivers State. The key projects flagged include:
· The Abandoned Monorail Project: Wike alleged that billions of naira were sunk into a monorail project in Port Harcourt that was eventually abandoned, with its remains sitting near the Government House.
· A “Phantom” International Hospital: According to Wike, over $30 million was allocated for the construction of an international hospital, yet no foundation for such a project can be found today.
· Misuse of State Assets: Wike also claimed that a state-owned aircraft was taken abroad for years without any records of its whereabouts or purpose.
The N48 Billion NDDC Accusation Against Amaechi’s Wife
· The Core Allegation: Wike claimed that through Judith Amaechi’s non-governmental organization, the Empowerment Support Initiative (ESI), she received a staggering N4 billion monthly from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to train women in the Niger Delta. This would amount to N48 billion over the course of a single year.
· Call for Audit Report Release: Wike anchored his claim on the completed but unpublished forensic audit report of the NDDC, which was submitted to former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021. He publicly called on President Bola Tinubu to release the report, alleging that former Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami, “killed” the report to “protect those who are concerned”.
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