Wike urges FG to release NDDC audit report

The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has urged the Federal Government to release the report of the forensic audit carried out on the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

Wike made the appeal on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday.

While speaking on the performance of a former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, as a Minister of Transport under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, Wike claimed the report was shelved to protect those who might be indicted in any form of fraud.

Wike also accused the wife of a former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, of benefitting from the government when her husband was in power, but did not provide evidence.

He said, ”Let President Bola Ahmed Tinubu do us a favour and release the report of the forensic audit of the NDDC. Mr President should help Nigerians.”

The minister said he came from a comfortable home and did not need to steal any money from public funds, alleging that Amaechi was one of the most corrupt human beings.

”I won’t say I was too rich like the Dangotes, but I didn’t have a small background. His (Amaechi’s) anger is that he saw me using a Rolls-Royce -and so what? It was not given to me by a contractor; a contractor gave him, and that is a bribe. He took from a contractor, but I will not do that.  He (Amaechi) is one of the most corrupt people,” he said.

Wike also said that if his accusations were not contained in the NDDC forensic report, he would resign his position as the FCT minister.

“Let them release the document, if what I am saying is not in the document, I will resign as the minister of FCT. I don’t worship the office,” he said.