Rivers
State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has insisted that the N13billion found at an Ikoyi
residence in Lagos belong to his state, saying his administration has already
begun the process of recovering the funds.
Speaking during a special appearance on
Channels Television Sunrise Programme, Governor Wike described the claim by the
National Intelligence Agency to the funds as part of “the antics of the Federal
Government” on the matter.
He said the state’s team of lawyers was already
working to ensure that Rivers State gets back its funds which he described as
proceeds of the sale of assets belonging to the state.
“We will follow due process of the law to get
back Rivers State money found at the Ikoyi residence,” he said.
“This money belongs to the Rivers State people.
We have conducted out checks.
“We will stun Nigeria with this matter. We will
come out with our evidence at the appropriate time”.
The governor said the state government would
not reveal its strategy to recover the funds because of the games being played
by the APC Federal Government.
He said “the politicization of the entire issue
of the Rivers State fund discovered at the Ikoyi residence, indicate that the
Federal Government has a something to hide.”
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