Wike: Rivers Gov reiterates commitment to recover stolen funds

Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has insisted on recovering stolen funds from contractors in Rivers State.

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has reiterated his commitment to recover misappropriated funds by the previous government headed by ex-governor, Rotimi Amaechi.

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Wike, who made the declaration on Friday, September 18, 2015, through his Chief of Staff, Emeka Woke, said though his administration has continued ongoing projects inherited by the past administration, he would recover embezzled public funds from erring contractors.

In a report by The Punch, Wike made the declaration in Port Harcourt while receiving the task force report on the renovation of some of the state-owned secondary schools saying “In as much as I am continuing with the important ongoing projects I inherited where Rivers State tax payers’ money have been misappropriated, I will not relent in ensuring that such funds are recovered.”

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The governor also expressed his gratitude to members of the task force, which include ex-Deputy Governor, Tele Ikuru, ex-SSG, George Feyii and Chief Allwell Onyeoso, for their hard work in compiling the report and thanked God that they did not record any ugly incident during their assignment.