Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi
RIVERS
State Governor and Chairman of Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Mr. Rotimi
Amaechi, has called on the Federal Government to refund the sum of
N105bn spent on rehabilitating federal roads in the state.
Amaechi said his administration had been
revamping federal roads in the state without getting any amount back
from Federal Government as refund.
The governor, who spoke at the Port
Harcourt Centenary Awards on Saturday night at Government House,
explained that he had informed President Goodluck Jonathan about a
refund.
Amaechi, who disclosed that the President
promised to pay back the money to the state government, expressed
regret that the state had not benefitted from current administration at
the centre.
He said, “Show me one new thing to
indicate that Rivers people have benefitted from the 2.1 million votes
given to President Jonathan in the 2011 elections I was voted into
office to defend the interests of Rivers people and I will continue to
defend the interests of Rivers people.
“We, on our own, have fixed federal roads
up to N105bn; not up to one kobo has been refunded to us. Port
Harcourt-Owerri Road, we have fixed it for N46bn while the Eleme
junction inter-change was done about N7bn.
“The inter-change at Obiri-Ikwerre,
Ada-George is a federal road, we fixed it; it is remaining the one
heading to the airport. Mile One-Mile Three is a federal road; the
flyover on that road, we have fixed it. The President promised that he
will refund. I told him to refund me so that I can use the money to
complete other projects.”
Amaechi, however, promised to mobilize
and lead Rivers people to vote any eligible Nigerian that would serve
the interest of the people of the state as President in 2015.
He also expressed dissatisfaction with
loss of oil wells to neighbouring states, including Abia and Bayelsa
states, even as he appealed to the Federal Government to refund over
N105bn his administration spent on rehabilitating federal roads.
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