The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for releasing the backlog of Niger Delta allocations.
According to him, the President’s approval of all the monies accruable to the Niger Delta states since 1999 aided projects executions under his administration.
OsunDaily News reports that Wike, who disclosed this yesterday at the commissioning of the Doctor Nabo Graham Douglas Law School said part of those monies were used by his administration for the numerous projects he built.
Wike appreciated President Buhari for not playing politics with the money despite being in a different political party, adding that it would be unfair not to say it to the public.
The governor advanced that “Monies that were not paid since 1999, the 13% deductions, Mr President approved and paid all of us from Niger Delta states.
“For me, it will be unfair not to say to the public. It is not from FAAC money it is the money paid to me by Rivers State, Delta State, Akwa Ibom State, Edo State and Bayelsa State.
“So I want to sincerely, from my heart and on behalf of the government and people of the state, thank Mr President for this because as an opposition government, he may have as well said don’t pay, you can’t do anything.
“After all since 1999, the money has not been paid. Did we do anything?
“So I want to sincerely thank him just on that one.”
