ALLEGED FRAUD: COURT ORDERS AMAECHI TO FACE TRIAL
The Supreme Court through Justice Adamu Jauro on Friday, May 27, dismissed an appeal by the former Rivers State Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi seeking to stop the alleged probe of over N96bn fraud.
The Apex Court affirmed the Judgement of the High Court of Rivers State and that of the Court of Appeals which had earlier dismissed the same suit.
The Court had ordered Mr. Rotimi Amaechi to pay N1million to the respondents.
Mr. Wike had instituted a commission of inquiry to look into alleged sale of valuable assets of the State during Mr. Amaechi’s tenure.
The listed assets are Omoku Gas Turbine, Afam Gas Turbine, Trans Amadi Gas Turbine, Eleme Gas Turbine, Olympia Hotel, and the award of contract for the execution of the Mono Rail Project.
Mr. Amaechi who was represented by Lateef Fagbemi(SAN) had earlier approached the Court seeking for an order to prohibit his successor Nyesom Wike from investigating his eight years tenure.
The probe seeks Mr. Amaechi to give an account of how N96 billion was allegedly withdrawn from the state treasury and how it was spent during his eight years tenure.
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