Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, has alleged that Abia and
Benue states was denied loans by the Central Bank of Nigerian (CBN) their
governors “supported” the call for Iyorchia Ayu to resign.
According to a statement issued on Wednesday by Kelvin
Ebiri, Wike’s special assistant on media, the governor said this on Tuesday at
the 58th birthday ceremony of Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of Abia, in Umuobiakwa,
Obingwa LGA of Abia.
Wike alleged that Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, and
Ikpeazu were denied the loans which were to be used for infrastructural
development in their state because they supported him on the demand for the
removal of Ayu as the national chairman of the PDP.
While promising to reveal the identities of those who
“stopped” the loan, Wike said it is the right of every state to access loans
from the CBN.
“I will tell you very
soon, how money that was supposed to come to Abia state for my friend to use to
develop Abia state was stopped recently by those who think they own this
country, by those who think Ikpeazu did not support them. Because Ikpeazu
supported me, they went and stopped Abia state from getting the money they are
supposed to get to develop Ariaria market,” Wike said.
“Okezie Ikpeazu is just governor of Abia State. He is not
the owner of Abia State. He is just a symbol of Abia State. Anybody who fights
Abia State, you’re not fighting Okezie, you are fighting the people of Abia.
“I will tell all of you how Abia and Benue states were
denied the money that every state had gotten from the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN).
“I got it (CBN loan).
Anybody who dares to stop my money knows I will not take it from them. You can see
how people are wicked. They are not in office yet, but they are fighting
people, stopping state money.
“Even as we have criticised President Muhammadu Buhari, he
has never stopped our money any day, never.
“Let me tell all of you here; let me use the opportunity and
Nigerians will hear. I never told him I will say this. Why would some people
think some of us are not Nigerians — some people think some of us are slaves?
We would never be slaves. I will never be a slave to anybody.”
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This Is a mad man!!!! How can someone who is not in government and is an opposition member stop a state from accessing the CBN loan! No party should want a sore lower like this in their party. His antecedent has always been to burn the bridge when he doesn't get his way.
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