It's unfortunate that Amaechi spent N82m to host Prof Soyinka to a dinner - River state govt

It's unfortunate that Amaechi spent N82m to
host Prof Soyinka to a dinner - River state govt
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This is a press statement from the River state
government...
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Rivers State Commissioner for Information
and Communication, Dr. Austin- Tam George,
has expressed shock that former Rivers State
Governor, Rotimi Amaechi expended
N82million to host Nobel Laureate, Professor
Wole Soyinka to a 3 hour dinner at a period he
refused to pay salaries.

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Addressing Government House, Port Harcourt
correspondents on Tuesday, Dr Tam George said that
the figures were contained in the hand over note
prepared by the former Permanent Secretary of the
State Ministry of Information and Communication
under the Amaechi administration. He said:
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"A government that did not pay salaries, closed the
courts , but the administration had the courage to
expend N82million to fund a dinner for Prof Wole
Soyinka. "These are facts on ground. The Amaechi
administration expended the money under the
heading of borrowed funds." The Information
Commissioner : “ .
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There is a massive propaganda
machine out there misinforming the people about
the policy direction of Governor Wike’s
administration. They have to respect the will of the
people. Instead, they go about spreading falsehood
against the people of the state ".
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He charged the news men to emphasize the
developmental achievements of Governor Wike with
facts because Rivers State is currently dealing with a “
disastrous legacy of abandoned projects” by the
Rotimi Amaechi’s administration.
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Dr. George who noted that the Wike administration
is currently facing a combination of “ 85%
information war” and “ political fundamentalism” also
said the APC seeking to establish a “ political
caliphate” in Rivers State, by installing Dr. Dakuku
whose is a fake political candidate of the APC.
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The Commissioner also described those who said
Wike’ s government is serving only Ikwerre interests
as talking “ anthropological nonsense” because he is
running an all- inclusive of government of indigenes
from the 23 LGAs of Rivers State