The Rivers state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the aides of Governor Rotimi Amaechi have begun massive looting of government property ahead of the May 29 handover date.
This Day reports that in a statement issued on behalf of Felix Obuah, the state chairman of the party, by his media aide, Jerry Needam, the PDP alleged that government property were being sold to close friends, political allies and family members of the governor.
“PDP describes as frightening illegal employment in Rivers State Polytechnic Bori, where about 500 people have been secretly employed without due process,”the statement read in part.
Obuah said that information available to him revealed that some of the government property being stolen and vandalised were mainly the unregistered brand new cars assigned to different departments of government.
“Some equipment for the monorail, government farms, schools, hospitals, government-owned media houses, etc have also been stolen and vandalised,” he added.
The party chairman noted in his statement that government was a continuum and that was being taken away was the wealth of the state.
Meanwile, the All Progressives Congress has criticized President Goodluck Jonathan’s apprehensive actions which include reported allegations of last-minute looting of the nation’s resources, hurried recruitment into the public service and rushed privatisation of key financial institutions.
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