“Release NDDC audit, I’ll resign if Amaechi isn’t guilty” – Wike begs Tinubu
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release the long-awaited forensic audit report on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), claiming it contains damaging evidence against former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi.
Speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday, Wike said he is ready to resign as FCT Minister if the report is made public and does not indict Amaechi.
“I call on Mr President to release the forensic audit of the NDDC. If what I am saying is not in that report, I will resign as FCT Minister. I don’t worship office,” Wike said.
The FCT Minister, who has been in a long-running political feud with Amaechi, accused the former minister’s wife of benefiting from NDDC contracts under questionable circumstances.
“Amaechi’s wife was receiving N4 billion every month to train Niger Delta women. That’s N48 billion in one year. She was not an industrialist, yet her company got those funds,” Wike alleged.
He claimed that the audit report was suppressed by former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, to shield those implicated.
“Malami killed the forensic audit to protect those involved. I’m saying, let Mr President do Nigerians a favour and release that document,” Wike said.
The former Rivers State governor also mocked Amaechi’s academic qualifications, describing them as “below average.”
He further dismissed Amaechi’s recent claim that a Senator gifted him a Rolls-Royce, stating the luxury car actually came from a contractor handling nearly all major projects in Rivers State during Amaechi’s tenure as governor.