Former Rivers State Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused Senate President Godswill Akpabio of introducing a 50 per cent deduction from contractors handling projects for the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC.
Amaechi challenged Akpabio to explain the alleged
deductions, saying the Senate President should account for his role in the
practice.
He spoke on Saturday at the ADC campaign rally held at the
Tafawa Balewa Stadium in Bauchi, where he also criticised President Bola Tinubu
over the country's economic hardship.
Amaechi's allegation followed what he described as Akpabio's
recent comments against him in Port Harcourt.
“Akpabio, who was in Port Harcourt the other day abusing me
and talking nonsense, ask him who introduced 50 per cent from contractors in
NDDC. It was Akpabio,” he said.
The former governor also accused Tinubu of controlling the
nation's resources while Nigerians continued to struggle with rising living
costs.
He said an ADC government would restore fuel and electricity
subsidies to reduce the cost of living and ease the hardship facing citizens.
“We will bring back subsidy, the price of everything will go
down. We know your suffering, we know there is too much money, Tinubu has
collected all the money,” Amaechi said.
He also promised that the party would tackle corruption and
ensure that public funds were used for the benefit of Nigerians.
“We will wipe out corruption. The presidential candidate
told this to you. We will make sure that we hand over the money back to you so
that you can stop suffering,” he said.
Amaechi urged residents of Bauchi State to support the ADC
in the 2027 elections, saying the party was committed to addressing the
economic challenges facing ordinary Nigerians.
He also called on voters to protect their votes by remaining
at polling units after casting their ballots until votes were counted and
results announced.
The allegations against Akpabio were made by Amaechi at the
rally and were not independently established in his remarks.
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