Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has denied receiving N34billion as Paris Fund Refund.
Speaking during the first session of the 8th Synod Thanksgiving Service of the Anglican Province of Niger Delta, Wike said: “As I speak to you, no N34billion has been paid to Rivers State. I challenge the federal government to show Nigerians the account they paid the N34billion.”
According to him, the federal government released N14billion as Paris Fund Refund to the state and an additional N3billion, after series of protests , totalling N17billion.
The governor explained that the state government judiciously deployed the N17billion and monitored the use of the local government funds for the payment of outstanding salaries.
Wike accused the federal government of deliberately short-changing Rivers, Akwa Ibom and Delta States by ignoring the approved payment plan.
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